While Antarctica might get all the buzz as an expedition cruise destination, the Great Lakes is an underrated gem—and ...

In the atmospheric layer above it, about 10 to 30 miles up, is the stratospheric polar vortex, where every winter a sunlight-starved Arctic spins up a mass of cold air that, ultimately, dissipates ...

Because Michigan is not a hot climate - and we don’t have frequent heat waves like we’re experiencing now - our bodies are ...

The Great Lakes reached their highest ice coverage (52.23%) since February 2022. Lake Superior was the last of the Great Lakes to become ice-free on May 11, 2025. As of June 6, 2025, water ...

Great Lakes scientists gathered in Milwaukee to discuss resilience in the lakes and scientific research amid proposed federal budget cuts. The conference, hosted by the International Association ...

Heat waves and cold spells are part of life on the Great Lakes. But new research from the University of Michigan shows that is true today in a fundamentally different way than it was even 30 years ...

The Great Lakes remain well below comfortable — or even safe — swimming temperatures, according to water temperature monitoring. Swimming is most comfortable in lake waters at about 70 degrees ...

From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, June 4, 2025 PASCAGOULA, Mississippi – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis (WAGB 21), the Coast Guard’s first polar icebreaker acquired in more than 25 years, ...