February 7, 2009

Yikes - people stranded on Ice floe on Lake Erie

From CNN:
1 dead, hundreds stranded on Lake Erie ice floe
One person died Saturday in connection with the rescue of hundreds of people cast adrift on an ice floe in Lake Erie, a Coast Guard official involved in the effort said.

Chief Petty Officer Robert Lanier confirmed that one person had died. No other details were available. He said the rescue operation was still under way.

A snowmobiler was injured when he fell into the ice while attempting to cross it, CNN affiliate WTOL reported, citing the sheriff's office. He reportedly was being taken to a hospital.

The ice floe, 8 miles long, was created when a piece of ice broke off from land near Locust Point, Ohio, east of Toledo, Lanier said.

At least 100 and as many as 500 people were stranded, authorities said.
Yikes -- what prompted me to post this is that my Mom's family came from Erie, PA and when visiting them, I remember hearing stories about people driving across the lake to Canada in winter. For the last 20 years or so, the lake didn't freeze very much and now, it is starting to develop a solid layer of ice again. You can sit and listen to politicians bloviate about Global Warming all you want to but the evidence is right out there for you to see and touch. Yes, we have been in a slight warming trend but the numbers point to the fact that we are now in a cooling trend and nothing we can do will affect this. Posted by DaveH at February 7, 2009 1:52 PM
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