Another Update on Great Lakes Ice Coverage

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22 Feb 2018 11:36 AM
According the most recent information from the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, the Great Lakes have a total ice coverage of 45.4%. At this same time during 2017, the Great Lakes had ice coverage of 8.7%. In 2016, the Great Lakes had ice coverage of 12.7%. By lake, Lake Erie has the most ice coverage at this point, with most of the lake covered in ice. Recent visible satellite image of ice on Lake Erie (GLERL). For WeatherNation, I am Meteorologist Marcus Walter.
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