The Great Lakes are over 85% frozen

[malaise]

Normal is about 51%

Stay warm DUers and stay safe

[Jefferson23]

1. Crazy cold, yep..here the temp will drop tonight to -1 F Tomorrows high, 13

[bobclark86]

2. A fun 0 degree bike ride to work this afternoon... n./t

[HereSince1628]

3. It happens. Especially in years when the polar vortex reaches south

And the polar vortex is reaching south more often than usual because there is a thing call the Ridiculously Resilient Ridge of high pressure in the eastern Pacific that aids in the development of southward winds over the Canadian Rockies.

Suspicion is the RRR is a consequence of temperature changes in the north Pacific and strong polar easterlies that are associated with the ice cover anomaly.

[MineralMan]

4. What the heck is swimming in that hot chocolate?

A cocoa piranha, I bet...

[malaise]

5. Hot cream

I love that gif

[MineralMan]

8. Well, I'm not risking my nose there.

[malaise]

9. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

[KamaAina]

6. My old office in Chicago had a view of Lake Michigan

It was great most of the year, but in winter, it was like being on Ice Station Zebra.

[etherealtruth]

7. It's 1 degree F right now in Metro Detroit

Negative 13 in Sault Ste Marie


I am hoping the freeze over (along with the snow) will keep our lake levels high

[malaise]

11. It's 38 degrees in Homestead and 40 in Kendall

Those are record breaking temperatures in South Florida.
Most folks down there can't handle those temperatures - not to mention the citrus.

Stay warm!

[etherealtruth]

14. Jeeze, it's -13 here, but ....

... we are prepared for it . Like you said, the folk in Florida are not equipped.


I am really frightened for the homeless. I am hoping they have found somewhere safe.... shelter's are over full and most have exhausted their budgets because of the extended dangerous cold

[malaise]

17. One family turned on their heater for the first time since they bought the home

and the entire house burned to cinders. That's too sad...and yes the homeless in Florida are even more vulnerable since they are certainly not equipped - even in better weather.

[longship]

10. And here's the Ludington, MI harbor lighthouse.

In clement weather, with the cross lake ferry, the SS Badger, which is still running.


In less clement weather. Lake Michigan is not something to be trifled with.


And, yup, in winter.


Bundled up, kiddies.


And yup, the lighthouse is still operational.

[malaise]

12. Damn

I'll pass

[B Calm]

18. One summer day years ago we took the ferry from Wisconsin to Ludington. Talk about a great

time. People unloaded from their vehicles coolers of beer and the party was on all the way across the lake.

[raccoon]

13. What happens to the fish? nt

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

15. They swim around, rewarding ice-fishing enthusiasts.

Mmmm, fresh-caught pan-fried fish!

[FrodosPet]

16. They swim south for the winter?

Still plenty of liquid water below the ice, and oxygen still gets through the ice.