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How the Great Lakes can protect southern Ontario from extreme cold
A burst of Arctic air pushing east will have to contend with the Great Lakes before it can reach southern Ontario this ...
The Canadian Press on MSN3d
How the warming Great Lakes could herald a new era of supercharged snowstorms
Lake-effect snow relies on a combination of an outbreak of Artic cold air and the comparatively warmer water of the Great Lakes. As the air passes over the lake, it picks up moisture and dumps it on ...
Ontario cold snap likely to be Toronto's longest in at least three years
With cold air settled firmly in southern Ontario, we are looking at the possibility of Toronto seeing its longest stretch of below-freezing temperatures in at least three years, perhaps more.
Warming Great Lakes could lead to stronger snow storms, climate scientists say
Climate scientists and meteorologists say climate change, driven by the burning of fossil fuels, is helping create conditions that can strengthen the storms — like the one that that hit parts of ...
Great Lakes region braces for feet of snow to kick off new year
Several communities across the Great Lakes region are preparing to be blasted by feet of snow as winter weather moves in just ...
Nature: Taking a drive for the long-tailed duck
A day's drive north to Toronto took Jim to Lake Ontario, where he was able to capture sights of the interesting long-tailed ...
Fox Weather on MSN1d
Over 5 feet of lake-effect snow buries New York towns as multiday event winds down
No rest for the snow-weary downwind of the Great Lakes as another multiday lake-effect snowstorm continues to bury towns in ...
Huge piece of 19th century vessel washes ashore in Southwestern Ontario
A large section of a 19th-century vessel has washed up on the shore of Lake Erie in this lakeside community near Chatham.