Ice Cover
Much of America is experiencing fewer days of ice cover on lakes and rivers in various regions. For people into ice fishing, this winter has mostly been one of heartache. It hasn't been the first one, and according to a new study, there's likely to be more.
The New York Public Interest Research Group released a report linking ice data to global climate change.
The study found that lakes in New York state are experiencing ten fewer days of ice coverage than in past decades. The trend has continued this winter, with January the second-warmest on record and temperatures above average for most of February across upstate New York.
The information was compiled by the National Snow and Ice Data Center based at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Many of the lakes included in the analysis are located in the Adirondacks or other areas of upstate New York. Fewer days of ice cover means fewer ice fishermen, and that means fewer dollars are being spent around such upstate ice-fishing destinations as Lake Champlain and Lake Erie. NSIDC Link.
March 8, 2006 6:40 AM | Category: Global Warming