theywilleatthestars@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoHow long will the Great Lakes last?message-squaremessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareHow long will the Great Lakes last?theywilleatthestars@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squarexkforce@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-25 months agoAt the current rate of sediment accumulation in lake Erie, it would accumulate enough fine grained material to fill its volume in less than 70,000 years. This assumes a lot i.e that we wouldnt dredge material, that something else doesnt wipe them out first etc.
At the current rate of sediment accumulation in lake Erie, it would accumulate enough fine grained material to fill its volume in less than 70,000 years.
This assumes a lot i.e that we wouldnt dredge material, that something else doesnt wipe them out first etc.