Comments on: Danger: Thin Great Lakes Ice http://blog.nwf.org/2012/02/danger-thin-great-lakes-ice/ The National Wildlife Federation's blog Mon, 20 May 2013 19:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: What’s Happening to Great Lakes Ice? : Wildlife Promise http://blog.nwf.org/2012/02/danger-thin-great-lakes-ice/comment-page-1/#comment-17823 What’s Happening to Great Lakes Ice? : Wildlife Promise Sat, 09 Mar 2013 15:25:47 +0000 http://blog.nwf.org/?p=44187#comment-17823 [...] Great Lakes Ice Cover 1970-2009. Source USGCRP 2009.But it’s colder this winter than in 2012, how does ice cover compare? Last year was alarming for the Lakes. A combination of a very mild winter, precipitation as rain instead of snow, and a record-breaking heat wave in March — mid-80s F in Michigan — made it a dire year for ice cover. I wrote a blog on this very topic: Danger: Thin Great Lakes Ice. [...]

]]> By: Great Lakes Ice: Missing in Action : Wildlife Promise http://blog.nwf.org/2012/02/danger-thin-great-lakes-ice/comment-page-1/#comment-12905 Great Lakes Ice: Missing in Action : Wildlife Promise Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:05:30 +0000 http://blog.nwf.org/?p=44187#comment-12905 [...] for wildlife and outdoor activities alike.  NWF staffer Melinda Koslow summarizes some potential impacts of lost ice: dangerous algal blooms, the loss of protection for fish eggs and near-shore wetland habitats, and [...]

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