Photo by Seebany Datta-Barua Antarctica is the world’s largest ice sheet, spanning an area comparable to the entire United States reaching a staggering thickness of up to 3 miles at its center. Consequently, visitors to the South Pole often experience altitude...
After seeing the cherry red stain on the slip of pH paper I held between my tingling fingers, no one else in my group of scientists and adventurers volunteered to touch the water at our feet. I was straddling a small trickle bubbling out of the tundra and...
Photo by Chris Shane As another lackluster winter in New England comes to a close, it’s become increasingly evident that winters across the region are changing… fast. But this reality stretches far beyond the ski hills and favorite local backcountry zones. The impacts...
It is no secret that declining snow cover and increased variability between seasons are impacting outdoor winter sporting events. At the start of the 2022/23 season, seven of the first eight International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine World Cup events were canceled due...
Last year, POW went all in working to get the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed, marking a historic moment for clean energy transition in the United States with $370 billion invested to help change the way our country generates, transmits and consumes energy. Now,...
Photos by Rachel Ross After a year and half developing structures and increasing capacity for the Science Alliance program at POW—we were able to bring together members of our multidisciplinary team of scientists at the first ever Science Alliance Summit in Salt Lake...
