Economy 52,844 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.wearegreenbay.com/weather/beyondtheforecast/ice-cover-increases-dramatically-for-great-lakes/amp/ In the last week and a half Great Lakes ice cover has quadrupled to just over 40% overall coverage after a mild winter suddenly turned into a cold snap since early February The Southern Lake Erie has the highest ice cover percentage at 79% Ice coverage in winter is considered critical to lake health in part as it prevents evaporation and helps maintain water levels. However because water levels have been so high last few years evaporation is actually not a concern at this time However ice cover which blocks sunlight has other lake health benefits such as helping kill and put a brake on algae growth which the species of fish on the lakes cant tolerate high amounts of. Lower ice cover along with hotter summers are blamed for more frequent deadly algae blooms 40% is still a lower than average peak ice cover Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartySick 172,491 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 I want to be there so bad Whimsical bitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vyniildisk 12,689 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 so does this mean it's colder or warmer? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weed 78,908 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, Dulo Peep said: so does this mean it's colder or warmer? there is 4x more ice than before Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vyniildisk 12,689 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 1 minute ago, weed said: there is 4x more ice than before k Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimmo 82,283 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 So is this good or bad? Hottie Detector Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GagaSine 7,464 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, Kimmo said: So is this good or bad? It’s good, it’s important for the environment in general for northern regions to get a proper cold winter because it helps kill off pests and invasive species among other things Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,844 Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 15 minutes ago, Kimmo said: So is this good or bad? 9 minutes ago, GagaSine said: It’s good, it’s important for the environment in general for northern regions to get a proper cold winter because it helps kill off pests and invasive species among other things @GagaSine plus the great lakes ecosystem is accustomed to ice cover a big thing is the algae blooms that annual ice covers help reduce not just cuz of colder water but more importantly blocked sunlight... algae blooms that the fish in great lakes dont react well because its not normal for these lakes to get a lot of algae but in recent years has increased due to global warming 40% peak ice cover is still poor if it doesnt grow much more but still much better than the useless 11% a week and a half ago Hot summers is a big factor in algae blooms and summers is when algae grows the most as well, but from what i gathered winter matters too because depending how much algae dies in winter, if it starts from a lower base when weather heats up it takes longer to mutiply So even tho algae primarily grows in months of heat, winter ice cover matters in terms of how low it brings the innital level back down to Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gagz4Gaga 7,278 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Yass we won nostalgia’s for geeks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,844 Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 58 minutes ago, PartySick said: I want to be there so bad Why Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,844 Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 18 minutes ago, Gagz4Gaga said: Yass we won Kinda. 40% is still somewhat lackluster from ideal. Not horrible but not great The long term average is 53% peak coverage so were still a fair bit below Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartySick 172,491 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 20 minutes ago, Economy said: Why I love the cold Whimsical bitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,844 Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 1 minute ago, PartySick said: I love the cold What part of the US do u live in to crave such messed up weather? Tho i do prefer work in winter cuz of heating but the heat in the summer theres no escape Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartySick 172,491 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 1 minute ago, Economy said: What part of the US do u live in to crave such messed up weather? Tho i do prefer work in winter cuz of heating but the heat in the summer theres no escape They meme us every winter Imagine being stuck in a Florida summer after a hurricane knocks out electricity for a week Whimsical bitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,844 Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 19 minutes ago, PartySick said: They meme us every winter Imagine being stuck in a Florida summer after a hurricane knocks out electricity for a week At least ur consistent I live in a region of Canada where due to a combination of factors including being in interior without ocean to moderate temperatures, polar vortexes in winter and dominating hot humid air masses from gulf of mexico in summer... My area loves to swing from one extreme to the other... hot humid brutal summers yet freezing winters... Worse of all the swings often happen quickly and sometimes were lucky to get 2 weeks of comfortable in between spring or fall weather Its happened a zillion times that in the same week the AC and heating desperately had to be on just days apart but that comfortable temperature in between is nowehere to be found I miss Portugals climate... none of this bipolar weather madness Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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