J.B. Pritzker — after initial refusal — signed compromise legislation partially ending a decades-long moratorium on the construction of nuclear power plants. The ban was passed in 1987 by legislators ...

February 2022 was also characterised by an extremely strong stratospheric polar vortex - a large spinning mass of cold air in the stratosphere around 15 miles above the Arctic that is prominent during ...

February 2022 was also characterised by an extremely strong stratospheric polar vortex - a large spinning mass of cold air in the stratosphere around 15 miles above the Arctic that is prominent during ...

(WILX) - Michigan State Police braved the elements Wednesday for a great cause. Troopers and community members gathered at MSP Headquarters to take part in their annual Polar Plunge. The goal ...

A new study reported on by the Guardian has confirmed what climate scientists have feared for years: Earth's glaciers are melting at a record-breaking pace. Glaciers worldwide are vanishing at an ...

The 13th annual Big Bear Lake Polar Plunge, a fundraiser for Special Olympics Southern California athletes, will be held at noon March 29. Proceeds from the event help support year-round sports ...

A polar plunge is scheduled for March 29, from 3 to 5 p.m., at Lake Monticello to raise money for Team for Kids. “I decided to do a polar plunge because I always have thought they were fun, and I ...

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 10.7%.

Ice cover peaked in February at just over 50% due to a polar vortex ... Lakes Superior and Michigan hit their peak ice cover with about 45% and 33%, respectively. Lake Erie was almost completely ...