Another Alarmist meme bites the dust, though I’m sure they’ll tell us “it could happen!!!!!1!!!” in 50-100 years
(ABC Cleveland) Over the past dozen or so years, there has been a lot of buzz in the media about the Great Lakes water levels. Scientists have made repeated claims that the Great Lakes are drying up due to global warming/climate change/climate disruption.
Back in 2003, the Union of Concerned Scientists published a “fact sheet” stating just that. “Lake levels are expected to decline in Lake Erie as more moisture evaporates due to warmer temperatures and less ice cover,” says the report. “Rainfall cannot compensate for the drying effects of a warmer climate, especially in the summer.”
And, according the Warmists, things get into the Everybody Panic!!!!! realm. But, science!
Lets examine the data. According to the April Great Lakes water level report from the Army Corps of Engineers, Lake Erie’s water level is ABOVE the long term April average.
Yes, I said water levels are above normal.
Lake Erie’s long term (1901-2010) April average water level is 174.22 meters. As of April 1, 2012, Lake Erie’s water level was 174.36. The graph included with this story shows water levels for our shallowest great lake over the past 100 Aprils. Notice the ebb and flow of water levels by decade. Also notice the lowest lake level was back in 1934! We are nowhere near record low water levels.
The writer, Mark Johnson, goes on to show that all of the Great Lakes are above average. But, you know, that’s probably because of climate change, which causes everything.
