Ideas Restoring Arctic Ice Is the Key to Curbing Climate Change—So Why Are We Ignoring It? The loss of Arctic ice could double global warming over the next few decades—even if we stop emitting fossil fuels. Peter Fiekowsky
News in Brief Viewfinder Viewfinder: Police Respond to a Bomb Threat at a Brooklyn Jail Security staff patrol the grounds of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn after reports of a bomb threat at the facility on February 4th, 2019. Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Week in Photos Extreme Cold Weather Around the World (in Photos) Although its effects have been bleak, the weather produced some stunning images. Kelley Czajka
News in Brief Viewfinder Viewfinder: A Frozen Lake Michigan Shoreline Ice covers the Lake Michigan shoreline on January 30th, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois. Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief An Increasing Number of Unsheltered People Must Weather the Polar Vortex Due to an ongoing housing crisis, more and more people have nowhere to hide from this week's extreme cold. Emily Moon
Environment Why Does Trump Keep Mixing Up Weather and Climate? Trump is citing the polar vortex descending on the Midwest as evidence against climate change. Why is this faulty logic so common? Kate Wheeling
News in Brief Snow Sweeps Across the Great Lakes Ahead of the Polar Vortex The warmest morning temperature recorded in Minnesota on Wednesday was -17 degrees. Francie Diep