Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship ...

Short-period waves, sudden gales and freezing spray turn freshwater into a death trap on the Great Lakes—a phenomenon that brought the mighty Edmund Fitzgerald to the bottom.

The campers decided to watch the waves and headed toward the lighthouse. That’s when one wave swelled up and carried the ...

We are getting a look at just how strong Lake Superior’s waves were on Sunday when one of four people walking out to the lighthouse in Grand Marais was swept into the water before being rescued. Jake ...

Chris Carlson was fishing on Grand Marais Harbor Sunday when he saw a large wave hit a group of people walking on a pier. One of them was swept into the water.

A gale watch is in place through Wednesday, Nov. 5, for northern Lake Huron and eastern Lake Superior with the forecast calling for 34 mph wind gusts creating dangerous waves. East of the Mackinac ...

Satellites have captured the world’s tallest ocean waves ever from space, breaking all records as reported on October 15, 2025. These observations include the largest ocean storm waves ever seen from ...

Satellite data from the SWOT mission reveals how massive waves act as storm "messengers," carrying a storm's power across entire oceans. Satellites recorded the largest ocean swells ever seen from ...

University of Queensland researchers have created a microscopic "ocean" on a silicon chip to miniaturize the study of wave dynamics. The device, made at UQ's School of Mathematics and Physics, uses a ...

SAINT JOSEPH, Mich. – Lake Michigan is home to stunning views year-round for avid travelers in the U.s. Although if you visit this time of year, chances are you will encounter some rough weather. That ...

The weekend storm system had strong enough winds over Lake Michigan to get the lake really rocking with large waves. A camera mounted on a buoy in Lake Michigan shows us what it would be like out on a ...