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The recent arctic blast has pushed ice cover on the Great Lakes to levels not seen since 2022. Lake Erie in particular has become mostly ice covered in quick order. As of January 23, ice cover has ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards on Saturday continued efforts to break up ice and free a freighter that has been trapped in a frozen Lake Erie for days, officials said ...
The 2024 ice season was the second time average ice cover across the Great Lakes did not reach 5%. The first time was in 2012, when it hit 4.8%. (The third lowest was 7% in 2002.)
The ice must be cut through, broken up, or melted. Tools can be directly pushed into snow and firn (snow that is compressed, but not yet turned to ice, which typically happens at a depth of 60 metres (200 ft) to 120 metres (390 ft)); [22] this method is not effective in ice, but it is perfectly adequate for obtaining samples from the uppermost layers. [23]
Lake Stevens Monster near Lake Stevens. 34 by 78 feet (10 m × 24 m) and 210 feet (64 m) in circumference. 34 by 78 feet (10 m × 24 m) and 210 feet (64 m) in circumference. Largest known erratic in Washington State as of 2011 [update] , [ 30 ] and may be largest in the United States (but not North America; see the Alberta Big Rock ).
Overall, the Great Lakes have been losing ice to the tune of about 5% every decade.
The lakebeds under the US portion of the Great Lakes are owned by the adjacent states. The only state that has allowed oil and gas drilling beneath the Great Lakes in recent years has been Michigan, and that only by directional drilling from onshore surface locations. All oil and gas drilling, either on or directionally beneath the Great Lakes ...
Ice coverage achieves its statistical peak for the Great Lakes on Feb. 22, but on Feb. 20, there was less than 2% coverage on both Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. The average ice coverage for the ...