Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Great Lakes Freezing


Lake Superior Ice Caves - Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.  Image Credit - CBS News

The Great Lakes are covered in more ice now than at any time since the mid-1990s.  See the linked NOAA article for details.

One interesting note...Lake Ontario has the lowest surface % covered by ice.  That's due its relatively low surface area to volume ratio.

NOAA Climate - Great Lakes