After a much colder start to Winter this year, Great Lakes ice cover has grown quickly. According to data from the National ...

The next few weeks look quite a bit milder than last week, but still near normal on temperatures. The Great Lakes ice cover ...

The dip of Arctic air into the Midwest expanded ice coverage across all 5 Great Lakes, some seeing greater increases than ...

Stunning satellite imagery reveals the aftermath of a deep freeze in Chicago, showcasing ice formations on Lake Michigan and ...

As of Jan. 23, 2025, NOAA was reporting the Great Lakes were at 25.99% ice coverage. Maximum ice coverage occurs from mid-February to the end of February for the lower Great Lakes and lakes in the ...

Sustained cold caused rapid icing on the Great Lakes with the highest total ice cover reported since the historic 56% ice maximum in February 2022. This winter, ice cover peaked at around 25% ...

Since 1973, ice coverage has fallen by 77% on Lake Michigan and 71% on the Great Lakes as a whole. That has a far-reaching ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between IPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. There’s a hole in what we know about ice on the Great Lakes. While ...

The Great Lakes are losing about 14 winter days every decade, according to a recent study published in the Environmental ...

Due to a recent cold snap, ice coverage on the Great Lakes is significantly higher than last year. Lake Erie is almost entirely frozen over, with ice coverage at 85%. The other Great Lakes have ...

After nearly a week of freezing temperatures — below zero on several days — the Great Lakes are seeing significant ice creation, with Lake Erie nearly completely frozen over. Lake Erie was ...