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Wild Swings in Great Lakes Ice
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Wild Swings in Great Lakes Ice

Despite a cold snap in February, low ice cover prevailed across the lakes in winter 2020-2021.

Published Mar 4, 2021

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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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Great Lakes, Not so Great Ice
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Great Lakes, Not so Great Ice

Warm air prevailed in the 2019-2020 winter season, preventing much ice from forming on the lakes.

Published Feb 20, 2020

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Subglacial Lakes, Antarctica
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Subglacial Lakes, Antarctica

To the untrained eye, Antarctica may look like a giant piece of solid ice that rarely changes, but scientists studying the continent have long known better. The icy surface is dynamic, with glaciers and "streams" of ice flowing toward the ocean.

Published Apr 27, 2007

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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

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Amount of Old Ice in Arctic Hits Record Low in February 2009
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Amount of Old Ice in Arctic Hits Record Low in February 2009

This pair of maps shows how the sea ice covering the Arctic at winter maximum in 2009 is younger than it was in the past.

Published Apr 10, 2009

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A Different Shade of Ice
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A Different Shade of Ice

Abundant sediment often paints the sea ice tan in Foxe Basin.

Published Jan 4, 2022

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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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Ice Truckin’
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Ice Truckin’

In Northern Canada, frozen lakes become superhighways for truck freight.

Published Mar 22, 2015

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Oldest Arctic Sea Ice is Disappearing
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Oldest Arctic Sea Ice is Disappearing

Thick ice that used to last through multiple summers has been in steep decline for three decades.

Published Mar 1, 2012

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