It’s so often the case in the English language that two words sound similar, or have similar meanings, to the point where even skilled native speakers use one when they mean the other. And while there ...

Affect vs. Effect: What's the difference? Tricky English vocabulary can often lead to confusion, and one of the most commonly misused word pairs is affect vs. effect. These two words are often misused ...

A user on Twitter asked me recently about the difference between "affect" and "effect." Specifically, she wanted to know which to use in the phrase "the affect/effect of celebrity endorsements." The ...

This is snow that forms when a cold air mass passes over a relatively warm lake. The temperature contrast causes the air to pick up moisture and heat from the lake, which then rises, condenses, and ...

Researchers have discovered a change in what scientists already knew about global warming dynamics. It had been widely accepted since the 1950s that global temperature rises were not consistent ...

This week's question comes from Morning Brief reader Russ in Pennsylvania, who asks, "What’s the difference between lake effect and lake enhanced weather?" Meteorologist Sara Tonks: I grew up in ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Western New York is no stranger to snow, especially lake-effect snow. However, not every snow event is the same. There are two different types of ways we can see snow here in ...