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C. Katz

Cheryl Katz is an independent science journalist with a special interest in the Arctic. She has traveled and reported extensively from the High North, including Greenland, the Norwegian Arctic, and Iceland, since 2010. Prior to that, she was a staff writer covering science for the Miami Herald, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, and other daily newspapers. She has a master’s degree in journalism with an emphasis on science communications from the University of Minnesota and an undergraduate degree in biology and chemistry from Grinnell College. Her bylines have appeared in Yale Environment 360, National Geographic, Scientific American, and Hakai Magazine, among others.

A polar bear sits on its haunches on sea ice in the east Greenland Sea.
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Polar Bears to Vanish from Most of the Arctic This Century

by C. Katz 29 October 202029 April 2022

A “timelines of risk” model shows when and where population collapse begins as sea ice wanes in our warming future.

Aerial view of snow-covered Tromsø, Norway
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Urban Heat Islands Are Warming the Arctic

by C. Katz 13 April 202018 October 2021

Even in the remote high latitudes, a new satellite study sees rising temperatures and spreading green belts around cities, with big impacts on soils and ecosystems.

A wintry scene of a New England forest with snow on the ground
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New England Winters Are “Losing the Cold”

by C. Katz 13 November 201913 November 2019

As extreme cold days wane, the northeastern United States has experienced an increase in mud days.

Dust storm in the Greenland Ice Sheet outwash plain near Kangerlussuaq
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Abrupt Arctic Climate Shifts Trigger Rapid Ecosystem Responses

by C. Katz 1 August 20193 November 2021

New research finds that the Greenland environment is highly sensitive to recent warming trends.

Plastic in the ocean
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The Many Unknown Facets of Plastics in Ecosystems

by C. Katz 9 November 20184 October 2021

Few studies have examined lakes or wide swaths of ocean areas, leaving critical data gaps in how plastic pollution affects wildlife and moves across food webs.

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