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03-12-03, 04:40 PM
Deep freeze coats three Great Lakes (http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20030311/UICEEN/TPScience/)
For the first time in years, the entire surfaces of Lake Superior, Lake Huron and Lake Erie have frozen over, according to ice experts at the Canadian Ice Service of Environment Canada.
This winter rarity usually occurs only once a decade, and only for fleeting periods, with the last two big freezes in 1994 and 1982.
"They're all covered with ice. They're 100 per cent covered. That's quite unusual," said Claude Dicaire, senior ice forecaster for the Canadian Ice Service
Additionally, Lake Michigan was said to be 90 percent ice covered last week.
People have so repeatedly questioned my sanity for bicycle commuting daily this winter to the point that I began to think they may be right. There have been many mornings where the temperature has been single digits F and lower and I have experienced riding twice in all time record low temperatures and many near record lows.
Today was the first day this year where the temperature on both my morning and afternoon commutes were above freezing (35 and 36 F respectively). Now the forecast is calling for high 40's to low 50's for the upcoming weekend.
So I have to ask "Who's the crazy one now?", I'm pretty sure it's still me and was hoping for some reassurance :D
For the first time in years, the entire surfaces of Lake Superior, Lake Huron and Lake Erie have frozen over, according to ice experts at the Canadian Ice Service of Environment Canada.
This winter rarity usually occurs only once a decade, and only for fleeting periods, with the last two big freezes in 1994 and 1982.
"They're all covered with ice. They're 100 per cent covered. That's quite unusual," said Claude Dicaire, senior ice forecaster for the Canadian Ice Service
Additionally, Lake Michigan was said to be 90 percent ice covered last week.
People have so repeatedly questioned my sanity for bicycle commuting daily this winter to the point that I began to think they may be right. There have been many mornings where the temperature has been single digits F and lower and I have experienced riding twice in all time record low temperatures and many near record lows.
Today was the first day this year where the temperature on both my morning and afternoon commutes were above freezing (35 and 36 F respectively). Now the forecast is calling for high 40's to low 50's for the upcoming weekend.
So I have to ask "Who's the crazy one now?", I'm pretty sure it's still me and was hoping for some reassurance :D