00:02This is not an ocean. You're looking at rough, turbulent, and truly dangerous waters of the
00:07Great Lakes. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum estimates about 6,000 ships have been lost in
00:13the Great Lakes and no less than half of them occurred between September and December. The
00:18gales of November infamously led to the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald on November 10th of 1975
00:24when all 29 members of the crew died. The Shipwreck Museum says about 30,000 people
00:30have lost their lives on the lakes mainly in the 1800s and early 1900s. By November
00:35Arctic air pushes in while warmer air hangs on farther south and that growing
00:40temperature contrast helps power intense storms. Powerful winds sweep across miles
00:46of open water building waves higher the longer they blow. At the same time lakes
00:51still retaining warmth from summer add heat and moisture to the atmosphere fueling
00:56rain or lake effect snow and that reduces visibility it adds to the atmosphere's
01:00fury across these large freshwater lakes. These crashing waves demand respect in a
01:05safe distance especially in the fall and early winter.
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