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  "path": "/2026/02/12/lake-erie-is-nearly-100-ice-covered-after-great-lakes-region-slammed-by-cold-stretch/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-12T14:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://wattsupwiththat.com",
  "tags": [
    "Cold wave",
    "Weather",
    "Great Lakes",
    "Lake Erie",
    "winter"
  ],
  "textContent": "After weeks of bone-chilling cold and headlines about record ice, it’s hard not to wonder if that “New Ice Age” theory is inching a little too close for comfort. For now, winter seems determined to overstay its welcome…making even the most skeptical among us start rooting for a little global warming and a more active Sun to hurry things along.",
  "title": "Lake Erie is Nearly 100% Ice-Covered After Great Lakes Region Slammed by Cold Stretch"
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