The Great Lakes region is a major recipient of federal funding to protect and clean up the basin as well as protect its rich ...

The dip of Arctic air into the Midwest expanded ice coverage across all 5 Great Lakes, some seeing greater increases than ...

Lake Ontario had 86.2% ice coverage in 1979. In 2002, the Great Lakes basin had just 11.9% ice coverage, NOAA said. In 2012, Lake Superior had 8.5% coverage. In 2002, Lake Michigan had 12.4% coverage.

The ice coverage in Lake Erie has rapidly expanded to 80% this week. February and March are peak maximum ice coverage periods for the Great Lakes.

In 2002, the Great Lakes basin had just 11.9% ice coverage, NOAA said. In 2012, Lake Superior had 8.5% coverage. In 2002, Lake Michigan had 12.4% coverage. In 2012, Lake Huron had 22.8% coverage.

"In a nutshell, it's a complicated issue and it really is kind of a foggy crystal ball into the future," said Ashton. A 2019 report by Canadian and American scientists suggested the Great Lakes basin ...