Sea lamprey abundance exceeded targets in 2024 in all Great Lakes due to treatment restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sea lampreys abounded in all Great Lakes in 2024 after treatment was limited during COVID. But the parasitic, invasive fish ...

A hotspot that now lies in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean was once under the Great Lakes, and may explain why they formed ...

Lake-effect snow typically happens when the lakes are ice-free and the water is still relatively warm. Two other conditions ...

USCG Sector Northern Great Lakes commenced Operation Taconite this morning with USCG Cutter Mackinaw breaking ice on western ...

For it to be a remarkable year for ice cover this year, the cold air will have to continue - and continue in a much colder than normal fashion. These first few weeks of cold will be used up just ...

On the wildlife side, experts say that one issue stands out as a particular area of concern for the near future — invasive ...

Several communities across the Great Lakes region are preparing to be blasted by feet of snow as winter weather moves in just ...

Predictions: “A shallow lake subjected to the megadrought-climate-change combo means we have to work extra hard on creating ...

The State of the Great Lakes report includes a number of accomplishments and jobs still ahead for improving the environment and the well-being of the people who drink, fish, and swim in the waters.

Lake-effect snow hammered parts of Pennsylvania and New York, dumping 4 to 6 inches and creating dangerous travel conditions ...

Cold air moving over the still largely ice-free Great Lakes is kicking off a prolonged period of heavy lake-effect snow.