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Shrinking ice worries Great Lakes scientists
2013-03-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Lansing State Journal: The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Bristol Bay has battled pretty much everything the Great Lakes can think up. Theyve battled 14-foot swells that left even experienced guardsmen heaving in the head. Theyve rescued stranded animals that floated out too far and barges stuck in shallow shores. The one thing they dont see as much of at least not anymore is ice. One of the Detroit crews primary responsibilities is icebreaking during the winter clearing Great Lakes waterways of...
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