The Great Lakes Froze in a Way Scientists Didn’t Expect
A January 2025 cold wave plunged Chicago into subzero temperatures, initially without snow. By late January, snowfall ...
NASA Image Captures Ice Pile Up on Lake Michigan
Stunning satellite imagery reveals the aftermath of a deep freeze in Chicago, showcasing ice formations on Lake Michigan and ...
With temps below zero, Lake Erie is 20% more ice-covered than usual
Lake Erie is more than half covered by ice, thanks to our frigid snap. The Great Lake was almost entirely liquid on Jan. 4, when temperatures began dropping. By Jan. 8, the surface of the western ...
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Arctic blast has Lake Erie nearly 60% ice-covered
Lake Erie is shallower and narrower than other Great ... Administration measures the Great Lakes ice coverage and takes satellite photos daily. The lakes are about 23% ice-covered now.
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 depending on location.
Freighter on the move after it was freed from ice on frozen Lake Erie
The U.S. Coast Guard says a freighter is on the move after it was freed from ice that trapped it in frozen Lake Erie for days ...
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 ...
Dangerous ice conditions expected on Lake Erie
Lake Erie has seen rapid ice growth, from 38% coverage, to nearly 85% Friday. However, that does not mean conditions are safe for people to be out on the lake’s ice.
Freighter remains stuck in the ice on a frozen Lake Erie
The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards are continuing efforts to break up ice and free a freighter that has been trapped in a ...