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Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer

Jenessa Duncombe

Jenessa Duncombe, a News and Features Writer for Eos, joined the team in 2018. She graduated with her master’s degree in physical oceanography from Oregon State University in 2017 and subsequently worked as a freelance writer on research ships. Jenessa first interned with Eos, became the team’s first fellow in May 2019, and joined the staff permanently in March 2020.

Imagen aérea en blanco y negro de una tormenta espiral sobre el sureste de los Estados Unidos. La imagen muestra puntos brillantes que son las concentraciones lumínicas de las ciudades en la zona.
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Un nuevo enfoque para un misterio sin resolver en la economía climática

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 19 September 202221 September 2022

¿Tienen los cambios de temperatura impactos económicos duraderos? Un truco “ingenioso” que identifica tendencias climáticas nos lleva un paso más cerca a abordar esta vieja pregunta en la economía climática.

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A New Approach to an Unresolved Mystery in Climate Economics

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 2 September 202226 October 2022

Do shifts in temperature have enduring economic impacts? A “clever” trick identifying climate trends gets us one step closer to addressing this long-standing question in climate economics.

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Climate Change Has Already Aggravated 58% of Infectious Diseases

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 23 August 20229 September 2024

Global warming has, in certain instances, amped up some of the world’s most deadly diseases.

Three scientists discuss around a map on a table.
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How an Unlikely Friendship Upended Permafrost Myths

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 19 August 202220 September 2023

“Beautifully long arguments” between an American scientist and a Russian researcher helped clarify several fundamental assumptions about permafrost thaw.

Un cielo rojo y anaranjado sobre Portland, Oregon
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El aire nocivo a la salud podría volverse rutinario en el Pacífico Noroeste

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 10 August 202216 August 2022

Si el mundo continúa utilizando combustibles fósiles, la contaminación por partículas finas derivadas del humo de incendios podría duplicarse de finales de verano a inicios de otoño en el área del Pacífico Noroeste en los EE.UU. para el año 2100.

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Freya Garry: Forwarding Knowledge on Climate and Gender

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 25 July 202225 July 2022

A climate scientist builds a network for women and nonbinary people in her field.

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Wiretapped Cables and the Songs of Whales

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 22 July 202217 February 2023

Researchers jerry-rigged fiber-optic cables in a fjord to eavesdrop on blue whales, with possible applications ranging from seafloor mapping to meteorology.

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Hazardous Air Pollutants Found in Cooking Stove Gas

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 19 July 202222 December 2022

A Boston study revealed that natural gas piped into homes contained 21 toxins on the EPA’s hazardous air pollutant list.

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Arctic Shipping Routes Are Feeling the Heat

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 6 July 202218 October 2022

Climate science and the global shipping industry collide in an ice-poor Arctic.

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Unlocking the Magmatic Secrets of Antarctica’s Mount Erebus

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 22 June 202222 June 2022

Unprecedented images of Mount Erebus’s inner workings show the unique trappings of a CO2-rich rift volcano.

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