The ice cover of the Great Lakes has been declining over the last few decades due to higher air temperatures in the region, experts say.
Images taken by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite on the NOAA-20 satellite on February 13 show the limited ice cover across the lakes, which were only 7 percent covered in ice. One day later, on February 14, 2023, the ice cover was only at 6.6 percent, which is the lowest ice cover measured on this date since satellite records began in 1973.
The Great Lakes include Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario. Lake Erie had a mere 0.7 percent ice cover on February 14, while Lake Huron had the most, measuring 11.7 percent cover. Images taken by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA's Aqua satellite nine years ago, on February 19, 2014, show the Great Lakes during a period of exceptional ice cover, with ice covering 80.3 percent of the lakes' surfaces.in the Great Lakes region, which are a major driver of ice extent. According to the U.S. National Ice Center all five of the lakes had warmer than average air temperatures throughout January.
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