From the liberal Madison.com: Ships using Lake Superior are having a tough time due to the worst buildup of ice in decades.
The National Weather Service started tracking freeze-ups in 1978, and says this is the second-fastest and thickest ice-up in 35 years, according to Wisconsin Public Radio News ( http://bit.ly/1aaYocK). Coast Guard Soo Vessel Traffic Director Mark Gill said this is the worst since 1989.
"Christmas Eve was the first sign of trouble," Gill said. "It got to the point that we're not able to take ships down there anymore because the ice is so thick that it's pressed to the bottom."
A trip from Duluth, Minn., to Gary, Ind., that normally would take three days now takes six to seven, Gill said.
Read more: http://host.madison.com/news/state-and-regional/ships-on-lake-superior-battle-ice/article_cd808fa6-3ef7-58af-b774-0fdd2549c61a.html#ixzz2q9SkiXFP
I'm thinking that some of those shippers are praying for some of that old global warming about now.
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