Salt may be quickest when it comes to keeping roads and sidewalks clear of ice. But at this point of a snowy winter, a shortage in the Northeast has some looking for help and other materials.

The trouble is those products have been in short supply in some areas, exacerbating stress because it's unclear when relief ...

When winter months hit and icy surfaces become a concern, many of us turn to traditional rock salt as a quick fix. After all, it’s effective, easy to find, and cheap. But as straightforward as ...

The temperature drops, ice starts forming on the pavement, you head out with a grumble, sprinkle some salt, and get on your way, hoping the streets have been salted too. But if that salt ...

DRIVERS are being urged to try a simple 30p hack to quickly de-ice their windscreen as temperatures drop this winter.

Sprinkling salt on the road or sidewalk after snowfall ... Salt helps to lower water's freezing temperature, meaning that it prevents ice from forming and helps melt ice already on the road.