Ice cover on the Great Lakes has often been thought to cap evaporation that can influence water levels and regional weather. But a new study finds ice doesn’t play as big a role in blocking evaporation as once thought — which could prove vital for predicting future climate conditions and lake levels.

Cold air is sweeping across the Great Lakes region, bringing lake-effect snow from Michigan's Upper Peninsula to Western New York.

A major winter storm brought a foot or more of snow and snarled travel during the post-Thanksgiving weekend, after the system trekked through the Corn Belt, Upper Midwest, Great Lakes and Midwest — crippling major interstates and leading to cascading airport delays. And it’s not over yet, as another hefty snowstorm looms for parts of the Northeast.

While it connects to the St. Lawrence Seaway, it's not officially part of the Great Lakes, but it was briefly.

Sunday Snowstorm Update: Radar, Temp Map show your safest drive-time and routes Here’s a look at when the snowstorm will wind down across Michigan and the Great Lakes region. The snow will end from southwest to northeast across Lower Michigan Sunday.

Travelers at the end of the Thanksgiving holiday on Sunday were finding hundreds of flights delayed and canceled in Chicago following a winter storm in the Great Lakes region, while a wintry mix of rain and snow developed in the Northeast.

The dust blowing from the dry bed of the Great Salt Lake is creating a serious public health threat, two environmental nonprofits warn, that policymakers and the scientific community aren’t taking seriously enough.

The National Weather Service issued an updated weather alert at 5:08 a.m. EST on Tuesday for fog until 8 a.m. EST for Midland, Bay, Huron, Saginaw and Tuscola counties.

Former pandemic boomtowns, on the other hand, are among the markets most likely to cool down next year, Redfin warned.