Anyone who lives in a colder climate is all too familiar with preparing for winter storms. From heated outdoor mats to the ...

Mix it up. “Chlorides cause concrete to rust, crack, and deteriorate,” Orr says. He recommends mixing your ice melt with an abrasive such as sand, which reduces the amount of salt on your pavement and ...

AND ARIELLE, WE ALSO CAN’T FORGET OUR PETS IN THIS FREEZE ... Rock salt and other chemicals used to melt snow and ice can irritate the pads of your pet's feet. Wipe all paws with a damp towel ...

My dog, Ziggy, is a 7ish-year-old rescue who came to me two years ago with many scars marring his little body. I was told he had rarely if ever been taken for walks in his previous life and would need ...

Arctic Blast and Polar Vortex Threaten Eastern and North-Central U.S. A massive Arctic cold blast is set to envelop the ...

What Is Snow Salt and How Does It Work? As winter weather takes hold, snow salt becomes a familiar sight on icy roads, ...

Snowed in without salt for the driveway? Learn other ways to keep your driveway, walkways, and porch free of ice.

When strong winter storms hit, many people stay safe and warm indoors until the poor weather has cleared up. If you need to go out, however, and you don’t have any rock salt for melting the ice ...

Part of the reason is because a lot of the other ice on the bay isn’t ready yet and that was the only safe ice so everyone crammed in those two spots,” he said Monday morning. The ice was 3 to ...

adding that at least 3 inches of ice thickness is needed for ice skating and fishing to be safe. "There's nothing that really says, 'Hey, ice is going to be safe, 100% safe, all the time,' but ...

EAST GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Several rounds of arctic air have moved into West Michigan over the month of January. So far, 11 days have seen below-average high temperatures. Temperatures ...