This wouldn't be the first time climate change has affected how humans use this Great Lake, as I show in my new book "The Lives of Lake Ontario: An Environmental History."During the Little Ice Age ...

Ice coverage appears to be in decline, and ice thickness levels are far below past seasonal averages, warned the Coast Guard. There have been severe accidents on both Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.

WEBSTER, N.Y. -- The next time we shiver in 40 or 50 degree weather in the Bay Area, think about what some folks on the East Coast are experiencing, especially one homeowner whose home was frozen ...

Lake Ontario ice cover has surged in recent days, and is also approaching the long-term average. Lake Ontario ice coverage this winter. But Lake Superior and Lake Erie are nowhere near the long ...

And this is illustrated when you see the actual ice chart specifically for Lake Ontario ice. The historical view over the last 50 years really tells the story. This year the ice, ...

OLCOTT, NY - The freezing along Lake Ontario in Olcott is a sight to see, and something that long-time residents of Olcott say they don't see every year. There are hills of ice along the shoreline ...

Lake effect snow is dependent on the Great Lakes water temperature and how much of the lake is frozen. ... along with the lake of ice on Lake Ontario. So far this January up to this date, ...

A coast guard rescue boat goes out on the ice at Crane Creek State Park in Oak Harbor, Ohio, to bring back materials after rescuing fisherman from the ice, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009.

The lake had 100% ice cover in 1996. Lake Michigan's ice cover high was 93.2% in 2014. Lake Huron had 98.2% ice cover in 1996. Lake Erie froze over completely in 1978, 1979 and 1996. Lake Ontario ...

A home on Ramona Beach in Oswego County was inundated water and ice (CNYCentral Photo). Maureen Whelan's camp has been sitting on the shoreline of Lake Ontario for generations.

As the Little Ice Age began releasing its grip during the 19th century, Euro-Americans moved to the Lake Ontario basin in larger numbers. This climatic shift proved integral to settler expansion.