The combined ice coverage total for all of the Great Lakes peaked at 58 percent on February 9. The current ice coverage on ...

All five of the Great Lakes are enormous in their own right, but they’re not all equal. Each body of water has its own characteristics that affect everything from lake-effect snow to popular culture.

Over the last few weeks, the ice extent for the Great Lakes has dramatically increased with Lake Erie reaching 95% ice cover and the combined Great Lakes reaching 51% ice cover. The year 2026 started ...

Satellite imagery from GOES-19 captured a massive crack forming across Lake Erie’s ice on Feb. 8. Ice cover matters because it heavily impacts Great Lakes shipping – a multi-billion-dollar industry – ...