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"textContent": "Satellite images captured a massive ice crack of over 128 km (80 miles) in length forming over Lake Erie on February 8, 2026, after it nearly froze over for the first time in two decades.\n\nSource",
"title": "130 km (80 miles) ice crack forms after 96% of Lake Erie freezes for first time since 1996"
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