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Tag: ice cover

Posted inLatest News, News, Politics, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Iced out? Research on the Great Lakes goes ahead amid funding chaos.

by Grist February 10, 2025

Ice fishing anglers could help fill in a data gap on how thick the ice is.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Climate, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Decreasing Great Lakes ice cover has consequences

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now April 3, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Featured, Latest News, News, Politics, Protect, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Cold Cover: Great Lakes ice forms after initial low percentage

by Natasha Blakely February 15, 2022
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research

Great Lakes researchers predict record-low ice coverage

by Michigan Public January 18, 2022
Posted inLatest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Water Quality

What climate change means for the future of ice fishing in Minnesota

by MinnPost January 28, 2020

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