2022 Great Lakes ice cover expanding
Grand Haven, MI – Brave souls flocked to the accumulating shelf along Lake Michigan over the past couple weeks as frigid weather helped grow the Great Lakes ice cover.
Throughout January, ice across the basin expanded beyond early projections that suggested the winter of 2022 might feature near-record low ice coverage.
That’s changed. Now, maximum ice cover is expected to peak at 49 percent — a substantial jump from initial National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecast modeling at the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) in Ann Arbor.
Across the Great Lakes, the average long-term annual maximum ice cover is 55 percent. If the projection holds true, this year’s accumulation of frozen freshwater will remain below average but near what’s expected from a typical winter.
Read move and view images on MLive: https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2022/01/ice-on-great-lakes-is-expanding-expected-to-peak-in-typical-range.html
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