The ice coverage in Lake Erie has rapidly expanded to 80% this week. February and March are peak maximum ice coverage periods for the Great Lakes.

While we don’t expect our temperatures to get as cold the rest of winter, there’s more snow coming, and one storm may dump a ...

The Great Lakes region is a major recipient of federal funding to protect and clean up the basin as well as protect its rich ...

The effects of a coronal mass ejection—a bubble of plasma that bursts from the sun’s surface—will likely impact Earth’s ...

Sky gazers in several U.S. states could get a colorful glimpse of the northern lights as we enter the weekend, thanks to a recent geomagnetic storm.

Shortly before Trump’s inauguration, a federal agency withdrew a proposal to protect North Atlantic right whales from vessel ...

Sky gazers in Wisconsin may have another chance to see the northern lights on Thursday and Friday, according to the NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). The northern lights may be visible in ...

A new study builds on previous research that shows winters on the Great Lakes are growing shorter due to climate change.

A La Niña winter just started, but it isn’t expected to last long. National forecasters are already looking ahead to the ...

Texas and Wisconsin. Combined, the team received $2.27 million dollars for the collaborative project. “We were delighted to receive funding from NOAA’s Marine Debris Challenge Competition ...

A long-awaited La Nina has finally appeared, but the periodic cooling of Pacific Ocean waters is weak and unlikely to cause as many weather problems as usual, meteorologists said Thursday. La Nina ...