Ice builds on Lake Michigan along the shore at Newport State Park in Wisconsin in February 2021. (Roger Schneider/AP Photo, file, via Wisconsin Public Radio)

ce on Lake Superior near Bayfield in February 2023. (Danielle Kaeding/Wisconsin Public Radio)

Ice builds on Lake Michigan along the shore at Newport State Park in Wisconsin in February 2021. (Roger Schneider/AP Photo, file, via Wisconsin Public Radio)

Ice cover on the Great Lakes has often been thought to cap evaporation that can influence water levels and regional weather. But a new study finds ice doesn’t play as big a role in blocking evaporation as once thought — which could prove vital for predicting future climate conditions and lake levels.

The study was published this fall by the American Geophysical Union’s peer-reviewed

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