In 2007, a dense winter inversion became a watershed moment in exposing Wasatch Front air pollution as a pernicious plague.

A new group has made it its mission to preserve the natural beauty of Little Lake Butte des Morts. Fox Cities community ...

Late-fall into winter is when the lake-effect snow machine kicks into gear again — and it's not just around the Great Lakes. Let's dive into the science behind lake-effect snow, how it creates such ...

A high-tech mapping team from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, has produced an incredible new view of one of ...

Lake effect snow is an amazing example of how nature’s systems interact in complex and interesting ways. It can turn a calm ...

While a larger parent storm system is typically required to produce heavy rain or snow events, lake effect snow is unique. All you need to produce some of the largest snow events on record is cold ...

The Great Lakes region could see waterspout activity Thursday, Nov. 6, according to a nonprofit group that tracks the phenomena. There is a low chance of waterspouts on the Great Lakes Nov. 6, with ...

Scientists have traced Lake Erie’s deadly saxitoxin to a cyanobacterium called Dolichospermum. During the warm summer months, Lake Erie becomes a prime environment for the rapid growth of ...

A barrier lake overflowed in Hualien County, in Taiwan, flooding the nearby village of Mingli on Thursday, November 13, local news reports said.The Hualien Branch of the Forestry and Natural ...