Lake Erie is 96 per cent frozen. Here’s why that’s weird

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A massive Arctic blast has led to 96 per cent ice coverage on Lake Erie, marking the most significant freeze-over since 1996. Satellite imagery captured the rapid transformation, including a 130 kilometre-long crack stretching from Ontario to Ohio. The CBC’s Johanna Wagstaffe looks at how scientists are using this rare event to study climate change.