Carved by glaciers, lakes are filling in

The process is natural, but human activity accelerates it

By KOLLIN VanWAGENEN and AMANDA BARBER/Contributing Writers
Posted 6/30/22

Many lakes and ponds are scattered across New York. Slow-moving glaciers carved the landscape as they advanced across New York. As they retreated, they left behind lakes of various shapes and sizes. …

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