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Can Advanced Oxidation prevent fishkills

Edit Deccan Herald 04 Jun 2016
To arrest the recurring episodes of fishkill in Ulsoor lake, a method called Advanced Oxidation will be tried out ... Simply put, the technique is designed to increase the Dissolved Oxygen (DO) levels in the lake by removing the algae that suffocates the waterbody. G Selvam of EcoGenetech explains the process. “We have installed four diffusers (which he termed as lungs) in the lake to improve the oxidation level....

Rain after-effect: Heavy foam in dirty Subramanyapura lake

Edit Deccan Herald 04 Jun 2016
Friday night’s rain in southern Bengaluru led to heavy frothing in Subramanyapura lake which is already on the verge of extinction due to unrestrained dumping of raw sewage from nearby apartment blocks. A six-foot-high layer of foam appeared in the lake’s waste weir on Friday night and Saturday. The foam from the highly contaminated lake stretched to the middle of the road and was carried into the air by a thunderstorm....

Monsters heading home up 2-0 (AHL - American Hockey League)

Edit Public Technologies 04 Jun 2016
The Lake Erie Monsters are heading home with a championship in their sights ... With Lake Erie holding a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series, the teams now head to Cleveland for the next three games, beginning Monday night at Quicken Loans Arena (7 p.m ... Lake Erie is also 15-2 in its last 17 away from home ... Ryan Craig, Markus Hannikainen and Michael Chaput had two assists each for Lake Erie in Game 2... C2-Lake Erie Monsters....

Nepali Army soldiers in bid to drain giant glacial lake near Everest

Edit The Himalayan 04 Jun 2016
Nepali soldiers have kicked off efforts to partially drain a giant glacial lake near Mount Everest, fearing possible flooding that could threaten the lives of thousands, an army official said today. Scientists say climate change is causing Himalayan glaciers to melt at an alarming rate, creating huge glacial lakes which could burst their banks and devastate mountain communities....

Nepal seeks to drain giant glacial lake near Everest due to flood fears

Edit Deccan Chronicle 04 Jun 2016
Nepali soldiers have kicked off efforts to partially drain a giant glacial lake near Mount Everest, fearing possible flooding that could threaten the lives of thousands, an army official said on Friday. Scientists say climate change is causing Himalayan glaciers to melt at an alarming rate, creating huge glacial lakes which could burst their banks and devastate mountain communities....

Freshwater fish, not so fresh

Edit Deccan Herald 04 Jun 2016
Recurring fishkills in lakes across Bengaluru have literally raised a stink ... Is it safe to consume the fish grown in lakes fed by untreated domestic sewage and industrial effluents?. The fishkill in Hebbal lake recently and similar episodes in the Ulsoor and Devarabisanahalli lakes earlier have been attributed to asphyxiation due to sudden and considerable fall in the Dissolved Oxygen (DO) levels....

Peters, Stabenow Announce $4.8 Million for Stony Island Habitat Restoration (Gary Peters)

Edit Public Technologies 04 Jun 2016
Senator Stabenow is Co-Chair of the Great Lakes Task Force and Senator Peters is a member. 'I applaud this investment in habitat restoration for the Detroit River, which will result in major positive recreational and economic impacts for Michiganders,' said Senator Peters, a member of the Great Lakes Task Force ... This area of the Detroit River serves as one of the most important spawning areas for western Lake Erie....

Monsters Two Wins From Title After Game 2 Triumph (Lake Erie Monsters)

Edit Public Technologies 04 Jun 2016
Lake Erie Monsters). HERSHEY, PA - In the wake of a 4-1 Game 1 win on Wednesday, Cleveland's Lake Erie Monsters claimed a 2-0 lead in the Calder Cup Finals following a 5-3 Game 2 victory over the Hershey Bears on Friday at Giant Center in Hershey, PA. Lake Erie is now two wins away from Cleveland's first AHL Championship in 52 years as the best-of-seven series shifts to Quicken Loans Arena in downtown Cleveland for Monday's Game 3....

Lake Levels Rise in the Wake of Heavy Rains

Edit NBC News 04 Jun 2016
Lake levels are rising after this week’s rainfall, and both Lake Worth and Lake Bridgeport are now closed. Photo Credit. NBC 5 News ... ....

Tacoma Rainiers beat Salt Lake Bees 3-2 in 10 innings

Edit The Salt Lake Tribune 04 Jun 2016
Tacoma’s Patrick Kivlehan hit a home run off Salt Lake’s A.J. Achter on the first pitch of the bottom of the 10th inning as the Rainiers beat the Salt Lake Bees 3-2 on Friday night in a Pacific Coast League game ... Al Alburquerque came out of the Salt Lake bullpen and after Marte stole second, Chris Taylor drove i... ....

Leisure boat capsizes in SW China, 14 missing

Edit China Daily 04 Jun 2016
By 7.30 pm, rescuers had pulled four people from the lake....

UPDATE 10: Motor Vessel Roger refloated in Lake Superior (United States Coast Guard - 9th District Great Lakes)

Edit Public Technologies 04 Jun 2016
United States Coast Guard - 9th District Great Lakes). George Fill, a deck hand aboard the motor vessel Roger Blough, measures the amount of water in a ballast tank aboard the motor vessel in Lake Superior, June 4, 2016 ... The motor vessel Roger Blough holds steady with assistance of support tugs as the ship is refloated after being aground on rocks for more than a week near the Gros Cap Reefs Light in Lake Superior, June 4, 2016....

Moose running loose at Utah Capitol

Edit Times Union 04 Jun 2016
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A moose that darted across the lawn of Utah's State Capitol and evaded wildlife officers for hours will be relocated to a canyon ......
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