Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued an early season projection Thursdaya "moderate" and "larger than moderate" harmful algal bloom (HAB) in Lake Erie ...

A digital ice chart for the Great Lakes on Feb. 18, 2025, shows Lake Erie at its winter peak, so far, for ice coverage at 95 per cent. (NOAA) Overall, that's a stark contrast from this time last year ...

with lake Erie retaining the most ice coverage among the lakes at 81.14%, NOAA said. Michigan's lower Great Lakes are past peak ice coverage, which typically coincides with the end of February ...

Since a warming trend began this week — with some areas seeing 50-degree weather — the total ice coverage decreased greatly to 28.95%, with lake Erie retaining the most ice coverage among the lakes at ...