The Great Salt Lake is vanishing in plain sight—and with it comes an ecosystem and public health crisis. As shorelines ...

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CLEVELAND — Ice is beginning to take hold across the Great Lakes as the calendar turns to January. Overall the coverage remains below normal for this point in the season, according to the latest ...

Michigan's Great Lakes are starting to see ice coverage as the region closes out December with a winter storm, and a cold snap is expected to move into the state by New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, that may ...

A surge of Arctic air brought strong winds, heavy snow and frigid temperatures to the Great Lakes and Northeast on Tuesday, a day after a bomb cyclone barreling across the Midwest left tens of ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A powerful winter storm brings heavy snow and strong winds to the Great Lakes and Northeast Tuesday, following a ...

The Great Lakes are taking one last shot in 2025 to remind everyone their waves can be more fierce than what the vast oceans typically conjure up. Gale force winds producing waves not seen since the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – You can watch the Great Lakes Invitational third-place game live on Local 4+ as Ferris State takes on Miami (Ohio). Michigan State, Ferris State, Michigan Tech, and Miami (Ohio) ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — The term "bomb cyclone" has become a staple of winter weather headlines, but for meteorologists, it describes a specific and powerful atmospheric process rather than just a heavy ...

Some of the best surfing is possible during those icy, windy months before the lakes freeze over. Those willing to face the frost actually help boost beachside communities. When the temps drop and the ...

Throughout the United States, data centers are popping up like weeds, devouring water and electricity to fuel the unprecedented demand for AI training and inference. At the same time, water levels in ...

According to NOAA ice analysis updated this week, average ice cover across all five Great Lakes remains below 10%. This is tracking near average for mid-December. That’s not unusual. Historically, ...