All five of the Great Lakes are enormous in their own right, but they’re not all equal. Each body of water has its own characteristics that affect everything from lake-effect snow to popular culture.

The lakes are gradually losing their ability to produce bands of heavy snowfall The Great Lakes are finally responding to several weeks of bitterly cold temperatures blowing across the region. A ...

Lake Erie is nearly completely blanketed by ice, according to National Weather Service data, while the rest of the Great Lakes are notably above their ice cover averages for this time of year. The ice ...

Christy Remucal receives funding from National Science Foundation, U.S. Geological Survey, and Department of Defense. PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a group of over 10,000 synthetic ...

On a brisk January day with wind chills plunging to minus 25 degrees, Paul “Blade” Bloedorn stood out on nearly 2 feet of ice on Lake Michigan’s Little Bay de Noc. Last weekend, more than 400 shacks ...

A new binational report on the Great Lakes shows mixed results on the system's overall health. Drinking water quality and beaches receive good ratings, while invasive species and algae blooms remain ...

Experts say the Great Lakes can be more dangerous than the open ocean due to their volatile nature. Waves on the Great Lakes are steeper and closer together, causing choppy conditions and a rougher ...

The Great Lakes water levels are declining right now. Here’s a look at the few factors causing the water levels to go down. First off, it’s not a surprise that the Great Lakes are going down right now ...

NEW YORK — Mayors from major cities in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River region, including Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb, launched a 10-year economic transformation plan on Wednesday, positioning ...

All fishers 13 years and older need a license to fish in Tennessee. More than 20 lakes across the Volunteer State were named top fishing destinations. Kentucky Lake is named th best fishing lake in ...

Extreme heat waves and cold spells on the Great Lakes have more than doubled since the late 1990s, coinciding with a major El Niño event. Using advanced ocean-style modeling adapted for the lakes, ...

Will the University Lakes Project ever be finished? Closed roads, ongoing dredging, overgrown shorelines and an abundance of heavy equipment in the high-traffic area make it hard to tell. Even so, ...