Chandeliering Ice on Minnesota’s Medicine Lake (Video)
With winter in the northern hemisphere officially gone, ice is beginning to melt away on long-frozen lakes. A clear example of this is the loss of near-record ice cover on[…]
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Lake-Effect: Ice Shoves (Video)
Lake ice doesn’t always stay in the water. Sometimes it comes onshore. When this happens, the phenomenon is called an “ice shove” and at least three lakes have experienced one[…]
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Lake Superior Ice Cover May Lead to Cooler Summer (Video)
Ice on Lake Superior is good for minimizing evaporation over the winter months, which will help it maintain higher water levels in the summer. The thick ice will likely affect[…]
Research Summary: Sequencing Lifeforms in Lake Vostok Ice Cores
Lake Vostok is the largest of nearly 400 subglacial lakes that have been found in Antarctica, at least some of which are connected by subglacial rivers and streams. As the[…]
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