Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Great Lakes

I've been doing some work on the history of the Great Lakes for another project and came across this useful data regarding the climate. Thanks to Tony Heller.

Experts say that Great Lakes ice is a thing of the past
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Lake Superior has increased water temperatures and an earlier onset of summer stratification by about two weeks in just the past 30 years. Within another 30 years Lake Superior may be mostly ice-free in a typical winter.
Reality has a different opinion, with Great Lakes ice obliterating records two years in a row, and eight foot thick ice blocking shipping.
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Meanwhile, Mark Serreze focuses on writing Arctic propaganda of no scientific value.

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