Tag Archives: Cuyahoga River

The Cuyahoga River burned today for the first time in 51 years. Here’s what we can learn from it.

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Anne Jefferson

How many of you had “Cuyahoga River catches fire” on your 2020 bingo card? Yet that’s what happened today.  A tanker-car collision/fire near the Cuyahoga River in Akron this morning spilled burning fuel into a storm sewer and then the … Continue reading →

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Of time and rivers flowing

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Anne Jefferson

This afternoon, I needed to get out and enjoy the early spring air and sunshine. I popped on some headphones and opened up my current favorite podcast, Backstory. Delighted, I discovered that the most recent episode focuses on America’s relationship … Continue reading →

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Scenic Saturday: It’s good to be home edition

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Anne Jefferson
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After the dam came out: The Cuyahoga River in Kent

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Anne Jefferson

We’ve been having one of those perfect spring weeks, where the weather is warm and sunny, the flowers are blooming, and there is nothing more enticing at the end of a workday than to take a nice long wander down … Continue reading →

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Happy New Water Year! For hydrologists, it’s already 2013.

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Anne Jefferson

There’s nothing particularly deterministic about starting a new year on January 1st. Our wall calendars happen to do so because of the circumstances of history. For hydrologists in the northern hemisphere, January 1st is not a great time to declare … Continue reading →

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