Winter brought a colder and icier season to the Great Lakes, especially Lake Erie, which saw a near-complete ice cover in ...

The average annual ice cover over the Great Lakes region responds very closely to seasonal changes in annual temperature. However, each lake exhibits its own individual response and timescale ...

Lake Erie's ice coverage, which peaked in mid-February, is beginning to thaw due to increasing temperatures and winds. While the ice is thawing, it is also shifting, with winds pushing it eastward ...

However, a warming trend caused the ice coverage to plummet to 28.95% within a few days. Lake Erie currently has the most ice coverage at 81.14% due to its shallow depth. The Great Lakes reached ...