The Great Lakes Compact, along with other binational agreements that protect the lakes, are at risk as Trump expands pressure ...

Lake Erie's devastating lake-effect snow storms can smother communities with collapsed roofs and impassable roads. Could ...

Research unveils a new theory about the origin of the Great Lakes, challenging what we know about their age and formation.

But at least we're not the only ones being hit by lake-effect storms, according to the story on the magazine's website.

Crumbling shorelines: Due to the Great Lakes geography and the prevailing winds, our end of Lake Erie (the eastern half) not only gets pummeled by winter lake effect snow, but similar forces ...

The Great Lakes saw more than 50% ice coverage in February. As temperatures warm up, that percentage is falling quickly.

A native of the Great Lakes State, National Geographic’s editor contends that protection of the freshwater source is key to the planet’s survival. While sheltering at home in the Netherlands ...

The Great Lakes reached their highest ice coverage in three years on February 22, hitting 52.23%. However, a warming trend caused the ice coverage to plummet to 28.95% within a few days.

While most of the Great Lakes have increasing ice, most of the lakes are still below normal on ice cover. Overall the ice has been increasing on the Great Lakes at about a normal rate since it has ...

Lake-effect snow along the "least spectacular of the five Great Lakes" is the focus of a National Geographic story published on the magazine's website on Feb. 26. The article details record ...