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 ...

The Great Lakes kicked off 2024 with the lowest amount of ice cover they’ve had on New Year’s Day in at least 50 years, reports the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel’s Caitlin Looby.

New research into under-ice conditions is challenging what limnologists thought they understood about lakes’ winter behavior.

Warming global temperatures due to climate change have caused lake ice to "reduce bearing strength, implying more dangerous conditions for transportation (limiting operational use of many winter roads ...

As global warming and climate change persist, the melting of ice in lakes poses severe and misunderstood threats to ...

Fewer lakes are freezing over each winter compared with past years, posing environmental and economic consequences around the world ...

Closer to home in Ohio, ice fishing and inter-island travel are important to maintaining the cultural identity and social ...

In winter 2023-24, the Great Lakes’ ice cover was near record lows, peaking at just 16%. Researchers explain how diminishing ice could have consequences for fisheries, and how species are evolving.

As winter blizzards bring snow and ice, here's everything you need to know about protecting your house from the cold.

In winter 2023-24, the Great Lakes’ ice cover was near record lows, peaking at just 16%. Researchers explain how diminishing ice could have consequences for fisheries, and how species are evolving.

March 2024 story:Scientists seek to understand impacts of historic lack of Great Lakes ice For Lauren Dey at the Tip of the Mitt Watershed, the lower water levels are not an overarching concern.

Deploy under-ice robots. Study lake ecology and fish biology. Capture sonar images with autonomous subsurface vehicles. Investigate aerosol chemistry and how warm winters impact the coastal food chain ...