More than a dozen teams of scientists from the U.S. and Canada collected samples of ice, snow and frosty lake water in a coordinated scientific event called Winter Grab, a research effort to assess the winter conditions of the Great Lakes and Lake St. Clair. Now they are beginning to analyze results. Read the full story by National Public Radio.
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Scientists race to gather winter data on warming Great Lakes
By John Flesher, Associated Press
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — What’s happening in the Great Lakes during those long, frigid months when they’re often covered partially or completely with ice? A casual observer — and even experts — might be inclined to say, “Not much.”
Lake scientists have long considered winter a season when aquatic activity slows.