IceAgeNow writes: As of today, 27 May 2014, Lake Superior ice cover stands at 4.3% – the greatest level of ice seen on this date, not only on Lake Superior, but on all of the Great Lakes since modern satellite records in 1980-81. Get a load of this picture that shows the Lake Superior beaches on Memorial Day.
Bill Steffen, meteorologist at WOOD-TV writes:
The high temperature at the Marquette Airport (well inland) was 85° on Sunday…but… This is what it looked like at the beach! (pic. from the Marquette NWS facebook page and Doug Vanb). Easiest day a lifeguard ever had. Check out this picture Sunday from the beach at Grand Marais. Note, not only the expanse of ice, but also, no leaves on the trees yet. Here’s Union Bay – Silver City MI on Friday. Here’s the ice at Black River Harbor. Another pic. of the ice at Marquette.
Current ice cover measured by satellite:
http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/glcfs/sicecon-00.gif
For more info, see the WUWT Great Lakes Ice page: http://wattsupwiththat.com/reference-pages/sea-ice-page/great-lakes-ice-page/
UPDATE: The headline was truncated and gave an inaccurate viewpoint that ice had never been seen on Lake Superior at this late date. It has been updated to reflect that it is about extent, not just the mere appearance of it.
Thanks to Twitter follower Abbie Tireman for the note and this photo:
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Seems like it is not only Polar bears suffering because of the ice in Lake Superior.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/05/28/article-2641861-1E4641A800000578-638_634x613.jpg
And in the UK? Above average temperatures all through winter, horrendous storms one after the other and serious flooding. Now when temps are below average over much of the hemisphere I will sit up and take notice.
Time to start a “Ice Age Returns !” alarmist campaign as a counter- irritant to the Global Warmers
A day at the beach.
http://www.scubamom.com/sherman/tropbear.gif
There is an under-appreciated and little-commented on facet of AGW.
Underwater farting by humans.
The increase of people bathing in the ocean, lakes, etc., has led to many
incidents of the dread underwater farting. The methane (CH4) in the flatulence
discharge from humans is instantly absorbed into the surrounding water.
Unfortunately, this leads to a displacement of CO2 dissolved in the water,
and the CO2 is released into the air, causing the enhancement of the greenhouse
effect.
Thus, humans bathing in bodies of water must be immediately banned, or
else we’re all doomed.
/sarc
Incandescent Truth says:
May 27, 2014 at 6:16 pm
Everyone knows, it’s the Warming that CAUSES the Cooling!
BasicBecause…scienceSCIENCE!! … people…============
Your last sentence had some typos. Fixed. Glad ter help….
>>> Time to start a “Ice Age Returns !” alarmist campaign as a counter- irritant to the Global Warmers
They already did that in the 1970s….
>>> Seems like it is not only Polar bears suffering because of the ice in Lake Superior.
Gives new meaning to “freezing your butt off”, for sure.
97% of the ice agreed that it should melt