This is Alpena MI, where there is ice as far as you can see out into Lake Huron.
This is Alpena MI, where there is ice as far as you can see out into Lake Huron.
And 33 times what it was two years ago. Where is that global warming when we need it?

"The Great Lakes have 9 times the ice coverage of last year at this time," says reader Marque2. "And 33 times that of two years ago."

Here are comparison maps of ice concentration on Lake Superior.

Lake Superior-2 Jan 2018
Lake Superior โ€“ 2 Jan 2017
The comparisons are similar - or even more pronounced - on the other Great Lakes.

Lake Superior comparisons.

Lake Michigan comparisons.

Lake Huron comparisons.

Lake Erie comparisons.

Lake Ontario comparisons.

Thanks to Marque2 for this info