If August is when people start dreaming about pumpkin spice, it's also when winter weather junkies start asking the same question: Will this finally be the year we get a big winter? The Farmers' ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We just had the earliest EF-3 tornado in Michigan's history. We've also had a couple of significant ice storms in the past year.

Ice storms represent a form of extreme winter disturbance in temperate and boreal regions that can reshape forest structure, function and resilience. Accumulated ice on branches and foliage induces ...