Paul Loikith of Portland State University and his colleagues investigated why the lake dropped so low. They found that most of the drop resulted from reduced streamflow into the lake. But warmer ...

When lake-effect snow hits regions of the Great Lakes during late fall and winter, you start to hear meteorologists use terms like "feet of snow," "whiteout conditions," "blizzard" and "travel ...

The phenomenon can also happen with other very large lakes, including the Great Salt Lake in the state of Utah. Unlike lake-effect snow, the latter forms when water vapour in the atmosphere cools ...

Though the USA's heaviest lake-effect snow falls around the Great Lakes, it also falls on other places, especially near the Great Salt Lake in Utah. People who live where lake-effect snow is ...

In fact, Upstate New York is the epicenter of lake effect snow. Although other large lakes, such as the Great Salt Lake in Utah, can produce some lake effect, consider this: University of Utah ...

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- More lake-effect snow continues to slam the Great Lakes areas in the United States on Tuesday with snow squalls, strong winds and winter storms. The significant ...

In early December, towns in the United States along the five Great Lakes were buried in snow. Parts of upstate New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan saw nearly 1.2 metres of lake-effect snow.

Snow fell in Salt Lake City early on Friday morning, March 14, as a winter storm threatened “extreme impacts” on the region, the National Weather Service (NWS) warned. Footage here shows “huge” ...