Alarming: Great Lakes Water Levels Rise Yet Again When They Aren't Suppostu

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26 minutes ago, Economy said:

At least it's just a touristic island

 

Chicago has had more close calls with the water reaching the rims than Toronto cuz it's closer to water levels

 

This reminded me of the flooding my country suffered in 2014. I wasn't personally affected, but it was traumatic af. It was so bad it got international coverage, people from all around the world were donating money to help those in need and I think every single person volunteered to help in some way or another (myself included). Me and my friends were excused from school multiple times so we could help pack clothes and food for the families who lost their homes n sh!t... It was really sobering and there was a strong sense of community that everyone bonded over. (Of course, that didn't last very long. Soon after it was over, things got back to 'normal' and the patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church blamed it all on us, gays & the Pride parade  So apparently it was god's punishment.)

P.S. Ignore the annoying ethnic music.

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13 minutes ago, highlyreductive said:

This reminded me of the flooding my country suffered in 2014. I wasn't personally affected, but it was traumatic af. It was so bad it got international coverage, people from all around the world were donating money to help those in need and I think every single person volunteered to help in some way or another (myself included). Me and my friends were excused from school multiple times so we could help pack clothes and food for the families who lost their homes n sh!t... It was really sobering and there was a strong sense of community that everyone bonded over. (Of course, that didn't last very long. Soon after it was over, things got back to 'normal' and the patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church blamed it all on us, gays & the Pride parade  So apparently it was god's punishment.)

P.S. Ignore the annoying ethnic music.

Woa

 

The great lakes are really large (almost 20% of earths fresh water) so their flooding or water levels are more commutative

 

It takes time for them to rise with lots of rain or snow melt etc over time... They don't flood because of 1 or 2 storms

 

But the downside is once they get really high, it can take many months or years for them to drop

 

For example this rise has been pretty consistent since 2013. So 7 years of consistent rise (except 2018 where it dropped a smidge from 2017) 

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5 minutes ago, Economy said:

The great lakes are really large (almost 20% of earths fresh water)

Actually I think I remember that from geography class!

It's truly fascinating how it all works...

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36 minutes ago, highlyreductive said:

Actually I think I remember that from geography class!

It's truly fascinating how it all works...

Lake Baikal in Russia has just as much water as all of the great lakes combined cuz it's 1.5km deep 

 

Between the Great Lakes and Lake Baikal that's 40% of earths fresh water

 

Amazon River in Brazil is another 20%

 

So 3 spots on earth have 60% (over half). The rest of the world with the remaining 40% is shook