the death and life of the great lakes by dan egan

Unfortunately, the Lampreys were followed by a much bigger disaster that still festers, namely, zebra and quagga mussels. For example, no one thought that the St Lawrence Seaway project would cause our native gamefish to be nearly wiped out by Lamprey Eels. As Murphy Law states, “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong”. Much of what has happened on the lakes was in the latter category. These results can be either beneficial or disastrous. That is defined simply as results that occur, that one didn’t expect to occur. Secondly, it’s a metaphor for the law of unintended consequences. First, it’s a history of the human activities that have affected the great lakes. I encourage everyone with an interest in the history and ecology of the Great Lakes, to consider reading this also. It is hugely relevant to all of us who reside in the Great Lakes drainage basin and depend on them for water, and so much else.

I promptly ordered a copy and read It, so thus was my introduction to this important book. He texted me this answer: “Have you read The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan? They have tried all sorts of crazy engineered solutions over the years with the great lakes…most with disastrous results”. So I called a cousin who is a hydrologist, and asked him if it would make sense to lower the lake levels, by piping the water away to places that need it. Book Review “The Death and Life of the Great Lakes, by Dan Egan (2017)Īs anyone who has been to the Peninsula lately knows, this has been a very bad year for high water lake levels and resultant erosion.

The death and life of the great lakes by dan egan