As we once again wake-up to bitter cold temperatures, a new study shows that the winter seasons along the Great Lakes are getting shorter. It's something that can have a big economic impact.

According to the recent study published in Environmental Research Letters, the length of the winter season has shrunk by about 14 days — and in some spots close to three weeks since 1995.

The study adds to mounting evidence that winter is the fastest changing season in the Great Lakes Region, growing warmer and wetter with less snow.

It showed a steady, overall drop in Great Lakes ice cover over the past half century.

The study's authors say that lack of ice can impact fisheries, a $7 billion dollar industry across the Great Lakes Region.