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

"If you drive along the Ontario shoreline of Lake Erie, you see evidence of receding bluffs, and that's because those bluffs ...

As of Thursday, the entirety of the Great Lakes, which contain more than one-fifth of the world's surface fresh water by ...

The Empire of Snow New York is not only famous for its bustling city life but also for its snowy winters, especially in the ...

The grant’s principal investigator is Sophie Nowicki, PhD, Empire Innovation Professor in the UB Department of Earth Sciences ...

On Feb. 19, the city of Oswego had 20 inches of snow on the ground, the highest snow depth so far in February, according to ...

It's been a long winter for much of the United States, with cold and snow common in many places for months. Now that the ...

Intense snow squalls in eastern New York reduce visibility and create hazardous travel conditions, posing risks for drivers.

those relatively warm waters of the lakes are responsible for very heavy lake-effect snow during the late fall through much of the winter, giving places like Buffalo, NY a well-deserved reputation ...