Environment How Wild Animals Cope With Icy Winter Temperatures When the mercury plummets, are wildlife suffering or just going with the icy flow? Bridget B. Baker
Environment With Warmer Winters Comes More Violent Crime If stronger hurricanes can't convince you that climate change is dangerous, how about the increased odds of getting mugged? Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Viewfinder: Fishermen Row Through Heavy Snowfall in Albania Fishermen row through heavy snowfall as they return to the shores of Lake Ohrid in Pogradec, Albania, on February 27th, 2018. Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Viewfinder: Looking Down at a Frigid New York City Visitors to the One World Observatory look out at a snow covered Manhattan on January 8th, 2018, in New York City. Pacific Standard Staff
Environment Viewfinder: Strolling Through the Ice and Snow in Connecticut People walk along a beach covered in snow and ice in Westport, Connecticut, on January 7th, 2018. Pacific Standard Staff
Environment What Happened to Winter? December is here, but warm temperatures are setting records nationwide. Eric Holthaus
Environment Hello, El Niño: The Pacific Ocean Is Looking a Lot Like It Did in 1997 Forecasters say we have a 95 percent chance of having an El Niño event this winter, but predicting its local effects is iffier. Francie Diep
Environment Cold Temperatures Don’t Have Much to Do With Winter Deaths As hotter summers become more deadly, warmer winters won't bring respite, according to new research. Wes Judd
Environment What Happens to the Great Lakes When Winter Ice Doesn’t Melt April was the iciest month since record-keeping began in 1973. Susan Cosier
Social Justice Warm Januaries and Cold Julys: Climate Doesn’t Affect Human Migration Patterns When it comes to migration, it's all about economics and proximity. Jim Russell