The Great Lakes region contains nearly 85 percent of North America's surface freshwater, and more than 20 percent of the world's supply of surface freshwater. Lake Superior alone holds 10 percent of ...

A hotspot that is now located in the Atlantic played a key role in forming the lakes, home to a fifth of the world's fresh water.

such as the Great Lakes. The temperature difference causes the air to pick up moisture from the lake's surface, and as the air moves over the land, it cools and the moisture condenses, forming snow.

A hotspot that now lies in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean was once under the Great Lakes, and may explain why they formed ...

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has once again introduced a bill to extend funding for the landmark program aimed at ...

Photo courtesy of Matt Zuro. Image from NWS webpage. The Laurentian Great Lakes, as the world's largest unfrozen surface freshwater system, hold paramount significance in maintaining the ecological ...

The study fills in more gaps about what goes on out in the lakes during the winter months. Until now, most Great Lakes ...

The Great Lakes are an amazing natural resource that ... Lake Ontario has the lowest ratio of surface area exposed to the cold air vs. its volume, so that in any given winter it typically develops ...