Tom Howarth is a Newsweek reporter based in Bristol, U.K. His focus is reporting on nature and science. He covers climate change, biodiversity, extreme weather, zoonotic diseases and more.

Drone footage shows surreal ice pancakes, balls, and an expansive ice shelf on Lake Michigan's frozen shoreline, creating a ...

While it's tragic and alarming to see a massive die-off, it's not uncommon for birds that travel in such large populations.

CHICAGO — Monitors with an area bird tracking organization say that they've determined that a number of ducks have succumbed to bird flu along Lake Michigan ... walked over ice chunks at ...

A widespread winter storm will continue to haul snow and ice ... and Lake Huron in the thumb of Lower Michigan, where cold winds over the lakes could enhance snowfall rates. Chicago could see ...

As the Chicago area braces for freezing rain and drizzle, officials are asking residents to take it easy on the salt when it comes to melting ice ... can end up in Lake Michigan or the Chicago ...

Southwest Michigan will ... up to 0.15 inches of ice," the Detroit office said. To the north, the Gaylord NWS office is calling for "light" wintry mix transitioning to lake effect snow by Thursday.

Chicago Bird Collision Monitors/Provided Share Hundreds of red-breasted mergansers have been found either dead or sick over the past few days along Lake Michigan in Chicago and into the northern ...

executive director of Chicago Bird Alliance. Igleski said it's also becoming more common to see these events in Lake Michigan as climate change, namely the lack of ice during the winter ...