Mild weather puts Great Lakes ice cover at historic low

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In the midst of an unusually warm winter across much of the northern United States and southern Canada, the Great Lakes now have the least ice cover on record for the middle of February, which is typically when the ice begins to reach its maximum extent for the season.

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CTV News

Great Lakes ice cover at 50-year low

A look along most Ontario shorelines shows the minuscule amount of ice that’s on the Great Lakes this winter.

4 months ago·Toronto, Canada

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The Washington Post

Great Lakes ice cover plummets to record mid-February low

Because of abnormally warm temperatures, only 6 percent of the Great Lakes are covered by ice -- the lowest ever observed at this time of year.

4 months ago·Washington, United States

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The Hill

Great Lakes ice cover at record low

Ice coverage on the Great Lakes has hit record lows in mid-February, following unseasonably warm weather in the Midwest and Canada. Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) revealed that ice covers only 5.7 percent of the Great Lakes as of Thursday, the lowest figure for this time of year since NOAA began…

4 months ago·Washington, United States

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The Detroit News

Ice cover at record low level on Great Lakes

Cooler temperatures in early February boosted ice coverage up 21% across the Great Lakes basin, NOAA said, but it has declined since.

4 months ago·Detroit, United States

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Journal Sentinel

Great Lakes ice cover reaches historic low. Here's what we know.

Lack of ice can upend the lakes' ecosystem and make shipping conditions more dangerous.

4 months ago·Milwaukee, United States

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MinnPost

Mild weather puts Great Lakes ice cover at historic low

At MPR, Paul Huttner reports ice cover on the Great Lakes is at a historic low. The Associated Press reports new data show inflation slowed again in January compared to a year ago: “Consumer prices climbed 6.4% in January from a year earlier, down from 6.5% in December. It was the seventh straight year-over-year slowdown and well below a recent peak of 9.1% in June. Yet it remains far above the Federal Reserve’s 2% annual inflation target.” WCCO…

4 months ago

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