Articles About Central Michigan University’s Institute For Great Lakes Research
- Author:
- Mark McDowell
- Posted:
- 03.23.2012
Great Lakes Are on Thin Ice
The Great Lakes winter ice cover has dropped dramatically over the past 40 years, according to a new report. On average, peak ice has fallen by 71 percent; Lake Michigan’s ice cover has shrunk even more than that. Researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) compared satellite photos dating to 1973. Jia Wang, […]