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- — April 22, 2014
Sweden’s Lake Vanern is Largest in European Union

Sweden’s coastal islands, sweeping hills and tiny towns enhance its extensive natural beauty. Much of the country’s idyllic landscape was shaped by retreating ice at the end of the last[…]

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- — April 3, 2014
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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- — February 20, 2014
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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- — February 18, 2014
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[…]

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