Explainer: How ice dams form, cause leaking, flooding in homes after heavy snowfall, snow, winter storm. Experts say the best way to prevent ice dams is to keep a consistent temperature on the roof by reducing heat loss from inside the home. Sealing air leaks to prevent warm air from escaping into the attic.

Alaska's glaciers are melting at an accelerating pace, losing roughly 60 billion tons of ice each year. About 4,000 kilometers to the south, in California and Nevada, records for heat and dryness are being shattered,

City of Steamboat Springs officials are educating citizens and snow removal companies and employees about important steps to follow when snowblowing in order to protect the safety of area water resources.

More snow and slush melted this afternoon across the Chippewa Valley with temps generally in the mid to upper 30s through the early evening.

It wasn't a white Christmas. But it will surely be a white weekend. An area of low pressure approaching the tri-state Friday is expected to bring accumulating snow by late afternoon into Saturday morning. Up to 8 inches could fall in New York City and the ...

Two storm systems will move through the region, though neither one is looking like a big-time snow producer. Could it change?