News in Brief The Arctic Army Testing Site That Climate Change Could Uncover Engineers once thought snow would always accumulate in Greenland, thus burying, forever, the army bases they abandoned. But… Pacific Standard Staff
Environment A Year Without Snow Want to know what difference a few degrees can make as the climate warms? Look no further than the West’s critical and vanishing snowpack. Brooke Jarvis
Economics How Do You Make a Living, Ski Gear Lender? Noah Davis talks to Forrest Shinners about Kit Lender, a service that provides ski apparel on an as-needed basis. Noah Davis
Environment Is Alaska Losing Its Snow? Snow accumulation in and around Anchorage is about 30 inches below average for this time of year, and it’s affecting daily life in the area. Eva Holland
Environment Snow-Covered Mountains Will Become Waterfalls Chilling scientific modeling shows how snow on mountaintops in the American West will be replaced with rain. John Upton
Social Justice Atlanta Is Dying: Young, Smart People Are Fleeing Georgia’s Capital City Why can't The ATL keep more than 50 percent of Georgia Tech’s graduates? It's about aspiration, not place-failure. Jim Russell
Social Justice How NASA Hopes to Better Monitor and Control Our Water Supply in the West Flying high with the new Airborne Snow Observatory. Brian Calvert