Chitradurga: For decades, dozens of small and large ancient lakes located across Chitradurga city served as a source of water for the residents. Of these, the major lakes include the Mallapur lake, the Mathada lake, the Katral lake, the Gonur lake, the Chandravalli lake and the Timmannanayakana lake. However, these lakes lie unused and are filled with silt.These lakes not only supplied water for daily...
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LAKE WALES | Amelia Earhart, whose mysterious disappearance in 1937 while attempting to fly around the world intrigues people to this day, is once again in the headlines thanks to the biopic "Amelia".Susan P. Butler, author of EAST TO THE DAWN The Life of Amelia Earhart, in her home at Mountain Lake near Lake Wales, Florida, on October 26, 2009. Pierre DuCharme/The LedgerSusan P. Butler, author of...
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Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) began clearing lakebed encroachments from its own backyard after its Commissioner Siddaiah directed officials to restore the Talagattapura Lake in Banashankari VI Stage here on Saturday.Mr. Siddaiah noticed that 34 sites had been carved out of about a hectare of the lakebed in Banashankari VI Stage when he undertook an inspection of lakes handed over to BDA for...
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One of the important lakes in the city, it is turning into a place for dumping debrisWhile some dump the rubble to encroach the lake bed, others do it to escape transportation costsThe picturesque Durgam Cheruvu in the city is shrinking due to dumping of debris and boulders illegally into the lake bed. —HYDERABAD: The secret lake holds many a dark secrets. While sitting on the serene shores of Durgam...
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WASHINGTON: Scientists have found that rising water temperatures are kicking up more powerful winds on Lake Superior in the US, with consequences for currents, biological cycles, pollution and more on the world's largest lake and its smaller brethren. Since 1985, surface water temperatures measured by lake buoys have climbed 1.2 degrees per decade, about 15% faster than the air above the lake and twice...
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IThe lakes on Titan have some surprising chemical contents, according to the latest data from the Cassini spacecraftOne of the exotic attractions of Saturn's moon Titan is thepossibility that it has oceans and lakes, with waves and breakers notunlike those on Earth. In the 1990s, astronomers ruled out thepossibility of a global ocean using radar measurements taken fromEarth but the possibility of lakes...
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Rising pollution in Hyderabad's Hussain Sagar Lake is threatening the city's environment, experts have said.The lake is the city's main water body and also a major tourist attraction. People here have expressed serious concern over the lake"s high pollutant levels, with some living in its proximity claiming that it is becoming a major health hazard.The regular immersion of idols, which are made of...
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have found that rising water temperatures are kicking up more powerful winds on Lake Superior in the US, with consequences for currents, biological cycles, pollution and more on the world's largest lake and its smaller brethren.Since 1985, surface water temperatures measured by lake buoys have climbed 1.2 degrees per decade, about 15 percent faster than the air above the lake and twice as fast as warming...
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Lake Kivu, freshwater lake system bordering Rwanda and the Republic of Congo, may soon have dire consequences for those living along its banks. Scientists have expressed their fears that the lake runs the risk of turning into a freshwater time bomb because of a dangerous level of carbon dioxide and methane gas.In a region prone to volcanic and seismic activity, the fragility of Lake Kivu is a serious...
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Rwandan lake runs risk of turning into freshwater time bomb < ');" class="size11 blue"> RateScientists have expressed their fears that Lake Kivu, the freshwater lake system bordering Rwanda and the Republic of Congo, runs the risk of turning into a freshwater time bomb because of a dangerous level of carbon dioxide and methane gas.In a region prone to volcanic and seismic activity, the fragility of...
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