Lake ice concentration is off to a slow start in the Great Lakes region, triggering harrowing rescues for fishermen who have ventured onto unsafe ice sheets. It's the slowest beginning to ice ...

The yellow pocket in western Lake Erie shows an area of water that is still 60 degrees. This is very warm water for ...

Above: Satellite view of the Great Lakes on a recent clear day (December 22, 2019), showing less than 2% overall ice cover, about normal for this point in the winter, mainly in Green Bay and ...

The Great Lakes remain at above-normal temperature and those warm conditions could create conditions for lake effect snow in the coming weeks.

As global warming and climate change persist, the melting of ice in lakes poses severe and misunderstood threats to ...

Two storm systems collided in what's known as a "meteorological bomb" that hit the Great Lakes with a fury, creating the ...

In winter 2023-24, the Great Lakes’ ice cover was near record lows, peaking at just 16%. Researchers explain how diminishing ice could have consequences for fisheries, and how species are evolving.

In winter 2023-24, the Great Lakes’ ice cover was near record lows, peaking at just 16%. Researchers explain how diminishing ice could have consequences for fisheries, and how species are evolving.