Michigan's Great Lakes saw a jump in ice coverage since last week. The lakes are nearly half iced over with Lake Erie almost totally covered.

CHICAGO — As an ice sheet thousands of feet thick began its final crawling retreat from North America to the Arctic toward the end of the last glacial period some 10,000 years ago, it left behind the ...

Seasonal ice has begun to form on Lake Superior, but the Great Lakes ice season has barely started. Historically, ice creation begins in earnest in early December and ice remains on the lakes until ...

The Great Lakes could see waterspout activity Thursday, Sept. 4, amid gales and high waves on the lakes, waterspout experts predict. There is a chance of waterspouts across the Great Lakes on Sept. 4, ...

The Great Lakes Ice Outlook shows ice formation slowed during the recent mild stretch, but conditions are expected to shift ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Waterspouts swept across the Great Lakes Sunday as a cold front moved into the region from Canada, and the region may see more in ...

At the Great Lakes Day summit, politicians and officials of all stripes gather in Washington, D.C., to demonstrate their commitment to the largest freshwater ecosystem on the planet. For years, ...