Avalanche forecaster Charlotte MacDonald stood before 40 hikers, climbers, mountaineers, skiers, snowboarders and wilderness rescuers — folks for whom Tuckerman Ravine is a household name and a ...

Once a year, divers of all skill levels gather for a weekend of frigid diving in one of Iowa's frozen-over lakes.

When a massive, black patch, known as a polynya, was spotted by NASA scientists for the first time, satellite operators were ...

Maksagak has been instrumental in helping Real Ice to consult with the local community about their research, and she is ...

The surface of Mars is extremely cold, irradiated, and desiccated. But at one time, the planet was much warmer and wetter, ...

A peculiarly large hole appeared in the clouds near ... factories and power plants act as seeds that help ice form within clouds, initiating snow that falls from and leaves holes in them.

It's because of a snow shadow, or what many call the "snow hole." A snow shadow develops in Albuquerque when down sloping east winds pour into the Rio Grande Valley from the East Mountains.

An ice storm Friday afternoon into early Saturday brought snow, freezing rain and ice to regions in northern Michigan, per the National Weather Service. A wave of fierce thunderstorms, freezing ...