With ice starting to build up on the Great Lakes, the U.S. Coast Guard has officially launched Operation Taconite, its annual icebreaking operation, for the 2024-25 winter season. The annual ice ...

After record-breaking warmth on the Great Lakes to start the season, January temperatures are finally impacting ice coverage.

MILWAUKEE — A cool December may be priming the Great Lakes for a starkly different ice season after scientists saw a record-low level of ice cover this year, according to a new forecast.

The study fills in more gaps about what goes on out in the lakes during the winter months. Until now, most Great Lakes ...

Frigid air parked over the region caused a dramatic increase in ice coverage on the Great Lakes this week There’s a glimmer of hope on the horizon for folks who live across Ontario's traditional ...

predicting slightly below to near normal ice conditions across the Great Lakes — a stark turnaround from last season’s record-breaking absence of ice. In 2024, average ice cover across all ...

As of Tuesday, approximately 7% of the Great Lakes had ice coverage with 4% of Lake Michigan having a frozen surface. The ice coverage has ticked upward in recent days, but still trails behind the ...

The U.S. Coast Guard said that with ice forming, its fleet of icebreakers has begun working to keep shipping underway on the ...

According to the study, the Great Lakes also have lost an average of about 1.5 days of ice cover per year since 1995. Lake Superior gains fall days, Lake Michigan gains spring days There was a ...