More than a thousand people recently gathered on frozen Lake Mendota in Madison, Wisc., for a celebration of winter. But a changing climate is affecting life above the ice.

Lakes are freezing later, thawing earlier and experiencing dramatic temperature swings in between. And all that throws off ...

The U.S. National Ice Center provides update on the percentage of ice coverage for Lake Erie on Feb. 25.

The massive 80-mile crack that once split Lake Erie from Port Burwell, Ontario, to the Cleveland shoreline has almost ...

Two ice fishermen were rescued from Lake Erie near Buffalo after an ice sheet separated, leaving them stranded a mile offshore. Learn about ice fishing safety in Western NY.

On Jan. 4, a woman was driving across the ice on Oneida Lake when her ATV lurched to an abrupt stop. The vehicle’s front ...

The Arctic cold last weekend caused the Great Lakes to add more ice cover. Lake Superior's ice growth was amazing when you think of how much ice formed over the past week.

The ice cover of Yellowstone Lake remains stable despite climate change, but scientists say that a "tipping point" may be coming, when the melt sets in. This will occur when the shift from snowfall to ...

It can have significant impacts. Expert raises questions after beloved lake nears complete freeze not seen in 10 years: 'It's getting less and less common' first appeared on The Cool Down.

CLEVELAND — It's been a real winter here in Northeast Ohio, hasn't it? Cold air. Proper bouts of snow. And Lake Erie is mostly iced over. As of Feb. 18, 2025 Lake Erie is 94.78% iced over (scroll down ...

ROUND LAKE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -Local fire departments and emergency services responded to a call after 8 a.m. Friday morning to rescue a man who’d broken through the ice while fishing. The Round Lake Fire ...