Ice Expert Predicts Three-Quadrillion-Gallon Lake Superior Will Completely Freeze Over This Winter
Photo Credit: NOAABy Barbara Hollingsworth.
Superior hasn’t completely frozen over in two decades.
But an expert on Great Lakes ice says there’s a “very high likelihood” that the three-quadrillion-gallon lake will soon be totally covered with ice thanks to this winter’s record-breaking cold.
The ice cover on the largest freshwater lake in the world hit a 20-year record of 91 percent on Feb. 5, 1994.
Jay Austin, associate professor at the Large Lakes Observatory in Duluth, Minn., told CNSNews.com that he expects that record will be broken this winter when the most northern of the Great Lakes becomes totally shrouded in ice.
The thickness of the ice on Lake Superior “varies tremendously,” from a very thin sheet in some areas near the coast to several feet thick in other spots, Austin says. The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reports that the mean thickness of the lake ice is 26 cm, or a little over 10 inches.
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Photo Credit: AccuWeather Historic Ice Storm Unfolds in South; Lengthy Power Outages Possible
By Brian Lada.
With a major winter storm unfolding over the South, snow and ice will severely impact travelers and residents from Texas to the Carolinas through midweek.
The event could be the worst ice storm for parts of the South in more than 10 years.
One batch of snow, sleet, rain and freezing rain affected the South Monday into Tuesday.
Nearly 650 flights have been canceled at Atlanta International Airport alone as of Tuesday afternoon.
Another batch of snow and ice will hit many of the same areas spanning Tuesday night into Wednesday night, including parts of Texas, Arkansas, northern Louisiana and central and northern Mississippi.
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