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Staying safe during the “disaster after the disaster”

Almost 10 million residents of L.A. County are currently experiencing the aftermath of the worst urban disaster in the country's history.  Tens of thousands of people are displaced across the county as more than 12,000 homes and structures have been destroyed or damaged. But

January 17, 2025|

What I Learned from LA Reporters Covering the Fires

Like many others in Los Angeles, my family evacuated last night due to a quick-moving fire surging behind our home. We are amongst the fortunate who were able to return today, our house still standing.  Before police allowed us back on the street, I

January 9, 2025|

Earth’s got a fever and the only prescription is more cowbell

Climate communication unfolds in a space where urgency meets clarity, yet the bridge between message and action remains fragile, even unsteady. Our Temperature Check reveals the obstacles that remain, including complexity, misinformation, and apathy. However, beyond these challenges lie possibilities that require reimagining both

October 25, 2024|

Insights from Climate Week NYC

Last week, I had the incredible opportunity to attend Climate Week 2024 in New York organized in tandem with the 79th UN General Assembly High-Level Week at the United Nations Headquarters.  Climate Week NYC is the world’s largest annual climate-focused gathering that governments do

October 3, 2024|

Climate Reads

I met so many great people at LA’s first climate week in September. One of them, Evan D. Shulman, had a great idea to share with you all the team’s favorite climate reads. These are some of our go-to’s for engaging and informed climate

September 26, 2024|

What climate journalism needs: takeaways from global forums

In April, Rhysea Agrawal, our engagement coordinator – who is also a climate journalist – was at the Society for Environmental Journalism conference in Philadelphia, PA and earlier this month, I was at World Press Freedom Day in Santiago, Chile. Below we share our

May 22, 2024|

Talking about mental health in climate spaces

I remember having my first climate-related existential crisis at the age of five.  My dad had just bought me a huge stack of encyclopedias –– taller than I was at the time –– and I voraciously made my way through all of them, delighting

April 23, 2024|
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