A hotspot from underneath Earth’s crust may have created a low point that glaciers finished carving out and filling with ...

The Great Lakes reached their highest ice coverage in three years on Feb. 22, hitting 52.23%. Warming temperatures have caused that percentage to shrink to nearly zero. With continuing above ...

As of March 16, average ice cover across the lakes was roughly 13.5%. Lake Superior was at 9.2%, and Lake Michigan was at 10.7%.

The 2024-2025 Great Lakes ice season has seen near-normal ice cover, a change from recent years with record lows. Ice cover peaked in February at just over 50% due to a polar vortex. Climate ...

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 ...

Falling trees have blocked roads, damaged homes, and prompted a warning from authorities for people to stay off the roads.

CHICAGO — As an ice sheet thousands of feet thick began ... what scientists have long believed about the formation of the Great Lakes. But a recent study suggests that the timeline actually ...

This Great Lakes ice season has proven to be much better than the ... Shoreline erosion and infrastructure: Ice tempers waves during winter storms. Waves are larger when there is less ice, which can ...