Great Lakes Ice Cover Has Been Decreasing Since the 1970s, Study Says
At a Glance The trend for peak ice cover on all of the lakes has gone from about 70 percent in 1973 to roughly 40 percent by 2018. Lakes Superior, Huron and Erie have seen the greatest declines. Ice cover on the Great Lakes and Lake St. Clair has been decreasing since the 1970s, impacting everything from fishing to shipping, a new study says. The ice cover on the Great Lakes begins each year along shallower coasts during late fall...