The 2025-2026 snow season in the Western United States has been a literal hot mess (FIG.1). News sources have run countless, increasingly dire, stories on the snowpack. Ski resorts have opened, paused operations, reopened, and closed early. As we speed through spring,...
Photos by POW Science Alliance member Dr. Ali Banwell At the bottom of the world, a scientist is trying to answer one of the most consequential questions of our time: how long can Antarctica’s ice hold on? POW Science Alliance member Dr. Ali Banwell, a Research...
Photos by POW Creative Alliance member Jayme Dittmar It’s a frigid morning at Toolik Field Station on Alaska’s North Slope. Hoarfrost glitters across the snow surface, and the low sun paints the tundra in soft watercolor hues. My breath clouds the air as we load up...
Photo by POW Creative Alliance member Liam Gallagher A couch-sized chest freezer sits in my Anchorage garage, adorned by all the stickers for outdoor gear brands, air taxi services, and local pizza shops that found no home on water bottles or skis. This coffer of...
Photo by POW Creative Alliance Captain Emily Tidwell The media often emphasize how much is unknown about climate change, but scientists have understood the basic science behind it for 150 years. Early researchers discovered the greenhouse effect in the mid-1800s, and...
