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Persistent Ice on Lake Superior
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Persistent Ice on Lake Superior

Ice cover on the world’s largest freshwater lake remains significantly above average for mid-April.

Published Apr 24, 2014

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Fires in Central U.S.
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Fires in Central U.S.

Published Apr 16, 2003

Fires

Icy Lake Erie
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Icy Lake Erie

Lake Erie is usually the first to freeze over because it is shallower than the other Great Lakes.

Published Feb 18, 2018

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A Great Freeze Over the Great Lakes
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A Great Freeze Over the Great Lakes

Ice cover surpassed 80 percent for the first time in 20 years.

Published Feb 21, 2014

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Frozen Lake Erie
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Frozen Lake Erie

Nearly 90 percent of the lake was ice-covered on January 9, 2014.

Published Jan 15, 2014

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Swimming with Ice Cubes
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Swimming with Ice Cubes

Summer beachgoers and fishers have been getting a wintery surprise on Lake Superior.

Published Jun 12, 2014

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Ice on the Great Lakes
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Ice on the Great Lakes

The extent of ice on North America's Great Lakes is past its annual peak, but remains above the average maximum extent.

Published Mar 18, 2015

Water Snow and Ice Sea and Lake Ice

Lingering Ice on Minnesota Lakes
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Lingering Ice on Minnesota Lakes

A cool spring left several lakes in northern Minnesota covered in ice, weeks beyond the norm.

Published May 17, 2013

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Ross Sea Ice on the Move
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Ross Sea Ice on the Move

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) captured the movement in this pair of photo-like images of sea ice in the Ross Sea, taken on December 12 and December 13, 2007, within the span of nine hours. The ice was shifting, bunching and drifting northward so quickly that even in the short space of time that elapsed between the two images, noticeable differences developed.

Published Dec 15, 2007

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