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Katherine Kornei, Science Writer

Katherine Kornei

Katherine Kornei is a freelance science journalist covering Earth and space science. Her bylines frequently appear in Eos, Science, and The New York Times. Katherine holds a Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of California, Los Angeles.

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Wine Grape Diversity Buffers Climate Change–Induced Losses

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 14 February 20203 March 2023

By mixing up which wine grape varieties are planted where, the wine industry can better ride out the effects of a warming climate, new research reveals.

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Europe’s Rivers Are the Most Obstructed on Earth

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 31 January 20209 May 2022

By analyzing satellite imagery of rivers worldwide, researchers have pinpointed over 35,000 obstructions like dams and locks that affect an environment’s ecology, hydrology, and water resources management.

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Students Launch Balloon-Borne Payloads into Thunderstorms

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 28 January 202019 January 2023

The High Energy Lightning Emission Network project hopes to detect elusive bursts of light and particles called terrestrial gamma ray flashes.

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Controlled Explosions Pave the Way for Thwaites Glacier Research

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 10 January 202013 December 2021

Scientists detonate explosives in West Texas to prepare for fieldwork in West Antarctica.

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Scientists Scramble to Collect Data After Ridgecrest Earthquakes

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 11 December 20196 October 2021

Ground shaking in Southern California, including a magnitude 7.1 temblor, triggered a massive mobilization effort to collect seismological, geological, and geodetic data.

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More Than Just Astronomy: Radio Telescopes for Geophysics

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 6 December 201912 December 2025

Linking an existing network of radio telescopes with satellite radar would make it possible to measure ground displacements in a globally consistent way, scientists propose.

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Antarctic Ice Cores Offer a Whiff of Earth’s Ancient Atmosphere

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 27 November 201920 April 2022

Bubbles of greenhouse gases trapped in ice shed new light on an important climate transition that occurred about a million years ago.

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Lethal Volcanic Gases at an Italian Country Club

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 21 November 20194 February 2022

High levels of carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide emitted by volcanic outgassing caused a deadly accident near Rome, Italy, in 2011, geoscientists have shown.

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Louise Kellogg: Geoscientist, Mentor, Science Communicator

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 1 October 201913 January 2022

The geoscientist, who studied Earth’s mantle and believed strongly in the power of mentoring, passed away in April.

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600 Years of Grape Harvests Document 20th Century Climate Change

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 27 September 20193 March 2023

A 664-year record of grape harvest dates from Burgundy, France, reveals significantly warmer temperatures since 1988.

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