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How much ice is covering the Great Lakes? Altogether, one third
Altogether, the Great Lakes are seeing healthier ice coverage this year. Here's what to know about their current conditions.
Ice coverage on Lake Erie is above historical average. How frozen over is the lake?
The National Weather Service reports that Lake Erie is roughly 70% frozen over. Ice thickness varies between 2 and 12 inches ...
Great Lakes suddenly see extensive ice form. Here's how much ice there is
The ice coverage in Lake Erie has rapidly expanded to 80% this week. February and March are peak maximum ice coverage periods ...
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Lake Erie is at 91 percent ice coverage; still enough open water for lake effect snow
Lake Erie ice-coverage continues to increase and it's now at 91 percent. Lake Erie has the highest ice-coverage since January ...
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Lake ice and water temperatures show Great Lakes winters are getting shorter
There are about 42 fewer days of wintry weather in the Great Lakes than in 1995, according to a study published in the ...
Plummeting Great Lakes water levels to be below average for boating season, Corps predicts
Water levels of the upper Great Lakes are expected to drop to near or significantly below their historical summer averages ...
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How did the Great Lakes form? Scientists think they figured it out
New research suggests an ancient hotspot helped shape the Great Lakes, challenging traditional formation theories.
The Great Lakes have long faced pollution threats. The latest might be the most insidious.
When the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was passed in the 1970s, eutrophication was the big problem. Eutrophication occurs when too many nutrients enter a body of water, increasing the amount of ...