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Last year, ice coverage peaked at about 23% and by mid-February, ice only covered 7% of the lakes. Earth experienced its hottest year on record in 2023 , largely because of human-caused climate ...
Overall, the Great Lakes have been losing ice to the tune of about 5% every decade.
A warm start to the winter season has left the Great Lakes virtually ice-free and with their lowest ice cover to kick off a new year in at least 50 years.
Less winter ice cover allows more solar radiation to penetrate and warm the water. If trends continue, Lake Superior, which freezes over completely once every 20 years, could routinely be ice-free by 2040 [29] although more current data through 2021 does not support this trend. [30]
On Jan. 30, Lake Erie was covered by just 0.32 percent of ice, but the Feb. 5 cold snap quickly sent ice coverage to 40 percent. Just one week later, ice cover had plummeted to 0.60 percent as ...
Map showing the snowbelts around the Great Lakes of North America with 150 cm (60 in) accumulations or more during winter. The Snowbelt, Snow Belt, Frostbelt, or Frost Belt [1] is the region near the Great Lakes in North America where heavy snowfall in the form of lake-effect snow is particularly common. [2]
Ice cover on the Great Lakes is at record-low levels right now, a sign of the winter warmth this year - and with that comes the possibility of late season lake effect snow. Ice coverage achieves ...
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