How a Changing Climate Is Erasing the Southernmost Ski Area in North America “Skiing began early in November this year,” reported The New York Times in 1961, describing a surprising winter scene—skiers carving turns on snowy slopes just 40 miles...
Photos by Ming T. Poon Jenny Watts says that when people learn that she works in the Arctic, they tell her they picture her on an all-white sheet of ice, a bleak frozen mass. She tells them that’s not true at all. It’s actually one of the most complex, dynamic,...
While global leaders stalled at COP29 in Azerbaijan, Greg Nemet, a member of the POW Science Alliance and professor of public affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, found inspiration in the innovators driving real-world solutions. We sat down with Nemet to...
Photo by Adam Clark Some tools from a sociologist (and dinosaurs) to help us understand Many of us who worry about current and pending impacts from climate change held our breaths knowing the US Presidential election result could either propel us forward – or...
Photo by Donny O’Neill 97% of climate scientists researching climate change agree that it’s happening and that it’s human-caused. Data shows that humans have put two trillion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and that it’s changing the planet....
Photo by Seth Campbell Did you know every ski run, bike ride, climb, or hike can fuel real climate action? As a citizen scientist, you can transform your passion into impactful data that drives research and safeguards the wild places you love. Learn how your next...
