rain

Kevin Shafer is obsessed with rain. As the head of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, it’s his job to be. But when a thousand-year storm comes out of nowhere and dumps over a foot of rain, Kevin is faced with a decision: send sewage into people’s basements or into Lake Michigan.

Grand Traverse County residents are having a hard time coping with the Great Lakes’ near record high lake levels.“We’re seeing unprecedented storms and…

The second extreme rain event in two weeks has led to yet another sewage spill in the Boardman River in Traverse City. A public health advisory has gone…

Climate change is likely to bring more extreme rainfall and flooding to Michigan, so flood risk in the next 100 years will probably look very different…

Fruit growers in northern Michigan are having a tough time with all the rain this year, because that moisture helps fungus and bacteria thrive.“We seem to…

If it looks like your parched lawn is crying out for a drink, you've got company. Parts of the state are in the grips of a dry spell, and it's turning...

All that rain we've had isn't just making our lawns and flowers grow. Howard Russell is an entomologist with Michigan State University, and he says that...

We can't prevent an extreme weather event like the deluge that flooded some streets in Metro Detroit last week. However, we can prepare for them. But...