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Zebra Mussels Infesting Lakes
Zebra Mussels Infesting Lakes
Reflecting on my last post, lakes are a big part of life in Minnesota. In 1988, Dreissena Polymorpha, or more commonly known as Zebra…
Emma Lindahl
Mar 27, 2018
Water Scarcity
Water Scarcity
70% of planet Earth is covered in water. Sounds like a lot, right? Well surprisingly, we are running out of freshwater- meaning the water…
Emma Lindahl
Mar 26, 2018
The Land of 10,000 Lakes
The Land of 10,000 Lakes
I’ve grown up in Minnesota, outside of the city where I am constantly surrounded by lakes. One lake in particular, Lake Minnetonka, was the…
Emma Lindahl
Mar 26, 2018
Ozone Layer Changing our Oceans
Ozone Layer Changing our Oceans
A hole in the ozone layer can lead to many effects on our environment. For example, there is a hole in the Antarctic ozone that changes the…
Emma Lindahl
Mar 23, 2018
Simple Steps To Take- Saving The Blue
Simple Steps To Take- Saving The Blue
Our oceans, lakes, and rivers have been in the news more and more recetly inregards to the amount of garbage, especially plastic, that…
Emma Lindahl
Mar 21, 2018
Ocean Dead Zones
Ocean Dead Zones
Marine life needs to have a certain amount of oxygen in their environment- the water- in order to survive. When there isn’t enough oxygen…
Emma Lindahl
Mar 18, 2018
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
A garbage patch means the trash in a specific area of the world. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch refers to the two patches- the Eastern…
Emma Lindahl
Mar 14, 2018
Our Ocean’s Issues
Our Ocean’s Issues
Our world takes so much out of the ocean, returning the favor by putting so much garbage back into it. Oceans are such an important, big…
Emma Lindahl
Mar 11, 2018
Rivers Cause India’s Agricultural Crisis
Rivers Cause India’s Agricultural Crisis
Rivers are Earth’s arteries. In some civilizations, rivers are at the center of daily life. I go to school at the University of Minnesota…
Emma Lindahl
Feb 26, 2018
ALGAE FOR THE WIN.
ALGAE FOR THE WIN.
Everything humans do is connected to the Earth.
Emma Lindahl
Feb 4, 2018
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