When thinking about the Arctic, images of snow, ice—maybe even a polar bear—likely come to mind. Located at the northernmost ...

Lake Erie's devastating lake-effect snow storms can smother communities with collapsed roofs and impassable roads. Could ...

Pour warm water into a bucket. Add rock salt crystals to it. (A good ratio is 1 gallon water to 1 cup rock salt, but this is ...

Old snow tends to be very cold. Warm air melts the snow at the edge of the snowpack and the liquid water settles deeper where it refreezes ... but there is very little change in the amount of ice.

As of March 16, average ice cover across the lakes was roughly 13.5%. Lake Superior was at 9.2%, and Lake Michigan was at ...

A late-winter thaw impacting the Lower 48 this week has allowed for some melt in snow belt areas, but it also added some water weight ... potential if the cold keeps coming. Ice coverage on ...

The last few weeks have brought snow, rain and freezing cold around Massachusetts ... so it can be an expensive option. Water softener salt This isn't as effective at melting ice as rock salt ...