Water

There's a Lake Ontario size meltwater lake sitting up in the Arctic ice, and they say it's about ready to drain into the ocean. Some say this will noticeably change climate, and also effect ocean ecosystems. Duh.

There's likely close to 190 Billion gallons of water (that was the amount estimated for the 1950 flood) collecting, between Fargo and Winnipeg, and it's all, eventually, got to flow into Lake Winnipeg (if it doesn't soak into the earth).

There's a few hundred (maybe a thousand or so) gallons of meltwater pooling around our home. Because of the significant frost heaves this winter, it's like the barn has actually sunk about six inches. It hasn't, but the ground around it has mounded so that it looks like that. In some places it's like we've got a small dyke around the place, and the water's inside it. Without pumps it would take a long time to move away, soak in, or evaporate.

There's likely a litre or two of salt water that excretes from my pores on a good hard bike ride. Not on the rides to and from school, but anything over 50 k and I leak like a sieve, out of all my pores. You catch light salty spray if you ride behind me. Sorry.

Just thought I'd warn you.

Ride report

in: 1'C wind 8 ks SW

out: 4'C wind 15 ks SW