#Lake Erie

iStockphoto / anharris Winter Storm Elliott has intensified into a ‘bomb cyclone‘ that is bringing blizzard conditions and dangerously high winds to the Great Lakes and upstate New York. Meteorologists are predicting Lake Erie will see 18 to 20-foot waves from Winter Storm Elliott and footage of

Source: Good News Network Five years ago, millions of Americans found themselves in the middle of a water crisis that was caused by chemical pollution in Lake Erie. The runoff resulted in a toxic algae bloom that led Ohio legislators to warn state residents against drinking tap water for several

Author: Jessica Leigh Hester / Source: Atlas Obscura Until it melts, ice often stays put where it forms. Under certain conditions, though, it goes on an adventure, advancing over land. It might plod or rush over sand, grass, and asphalt, or even seem to leap from the water like sharp, shiny

Author: Matthew Cappucci / Source: Science News for Students Most people love a good snowstorm. After all, what’s better than a day off from school or work to sip warm cocoa as you wait for a chance to later explore the imminent winter wonderland? But just as no two snowflakes are alike, neither

Author: Laurel Hamers / Source: Science News For sale: Pristine lake. Price negotiable. Most U.S. government attempts to quantify the costs and benefits of protecting the country’s bodies of water are likely undervaluing healthy lakes and rivers, researchers argue in a new study. That’s because