Ice cover on Lake Superior is less than 5% in the middle of January. Researchers say that's the new normal
Jan 16, 2023 09:28AM ● By Content Editor
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By Gord Ellis - CBC News - January 16, 2023
Mild temperatures this winter have impacted ice cover on all of the Great Lakes, including Lake Superior, whch has less than five per cent ice cover, which is not far off the normal for this time for year, explained Jason Ross,a forecaster with the Canadian Ice Service.
By Gord Ellis - CBC News - January 16, 2023
Mild temperatures this winter have impacted ice cover on all of the Great Lakes, including Lake Superior, whch has less than five per cent ice cover, which is not far off the normal for this time for year, explained Jason Ross,a forecaster with the Canadian Ice Service.
And it's not just the ice coverage that's low, the ice that is there isn't as thick as it usually is, especially on Thunder Bay itself. Ross said.
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