The dip of Arctic air into the Midwest expanded ice coverage across all 5 Great Lakes, some seeing greater increases than ...

From the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory daily ice graphs, here current estimates of ice coverage percentages for the five Great Lakes as of Jan. 23: Lake Superior: 8.19% Lake Ontario: ...

23, according to NOAA. From the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory daily ice graphs, here current estimates of ice coverage percentages for the five Great Lakes as of Jan. 23 ...

Microplastics are everywhere. But after accidentally combining materials in a lab, scientists at the University of Michigan ...

Lake effect snow is dependent on the Great Lakes water temperature and how much of the lake is frozen. But what does the ...

Ice growth on the Great Lakes requires long spells of subfreezing temperatures like we’ve seen of late. The shallower lakes—Erie and Huron—are the first to build significant surface ice, with the ...

In 2002, the Great Lakes basin had just 11.9% ice coverage, NOAA said. In 2012, Lake Superior had 8.5% coverage. In 2002, Lake Michigan had 12.4% coverage. In 2012, Lake Huron had 22.8% coverage.

Cities and towns from the Great Lakes region to parts of the Northeast are bracing for more snow and strong winds as the next in a series of fast-moving clipper systems threatens the region.

After nearly a week of freezing temperatures — below zero on several days — the Great Lakes are seeing significant ice creation, with Lake Erie nearly completely frozen over. Lake Erie was ...