Fertilizer ingredients such as ammonium sulfate, potassium chloride, or urea are high in nitrogen, and effectively melt ice. Like rock salt, the molecules in these chemicals lower the melting ...

With heavy snow, rain and then ice earlier this week, around western Massachusetts and throughout New England, many store shelves are empty of rock salt or de-icer. Even municipalities are running ...

Extreme weather this winter has brought snow to parts of the country that aren't quite used to it yet. If you haven't seen snow in years, you may not know the right way to de-ice your outside spaces.

Pour warm water into a bucket. Add rock salt crystals to it. (A good ratio is 1 gallon water to 1 cup rock salt, but this is ...

Road salt is a vital tool in making roads safer in snowy and icy weather, but it can do some real damage to your vehicle.

Explore the impact of Antarctic ice melt on the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and global climate change predictions.

Residents were scrambling on Saturday to buy ice melt and salt before yet another winter storm in Massachusetts. Prediction: President Donald Trump Will Break His Social Security Promise and ...

Many sidewalks, driveways and parking lots are covered by ice in Massachusetts and stores are low on ice melt.

14, 2024. Bags of ice melting materials used at Mallow’s Hardware in Altoona sit outside the main entrance. A salt shortage has been attributed to the long stretch of cold weather events ...

Part of the system that pumps water, heat and nutrients around the globe is at risk. Climate change could slow the Antarctic ...

“The best time to buy the salt is the pre-season,” Gartland said. “It’s cheaper and more available.” Gartland said he felt “like this is a normal winter” but with a little more i ...