Lake ice degrading from warmer winters (VIDEO)

York University

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As winters in the Northern Hemisphere warm, researchers at York University in Toronto, Canada found that lake ice quality is degrading, and the denser, strong black ice is thinning, making the ice unstable and often unsafe for skaters, snowmobilers and ice truckers.

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