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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.

El Popocatépetl hace erupción con volutas de gas volcánico, como se observa desde Puebla, México.
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¿Qué tan peligroso es el volcán Popocatépetl? Depende a quién le preguntes

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 8 April 20248 April 2024

El estratovolcán en el centro de México presenta un interesante caso de estudio sobre la percepción del riesgo, la comunicación de la ciencia y la preparación en torno a los peligros naturales.

A beach crowded with people
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Melting Ice in the Polar North Drives Weather in Europe

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 28 March 202428 March 2024

Influxes of meltwater into the North Atlantic eventually lead to warmer and drier conditions over Europe.

North America as seen from space.
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Eclipse Science Along the Path of Totality

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 26 March 202426 March 2024

When a total solar eclipse sweeps across the United States on 8 April, scientists and enthusiasts alike will be there to document it.

A bright circle of light appears behind clouds, and part of that circle is obscured.
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Low-Level Clouds Disappear During a Solar Eclipse

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 22 March 202426 March 2024

Cumulus clouds rapidly dissipate as the land surface cools, a finding that has implications for Sun-obscuring geoengineering efforts.

Una pila de troncos cortados.
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Los países más pobres enfrentan consecuencias más graves del cambio climático

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 5 March 202431 October 2024

A medida que los bosques se desplazan hacia latitudes más altas, las naciones enfrentan pérdidas tanto de beneficios ecosistémicos de mercado como no mercantiles.

A person crouches with an outstretched arm atop a dried lake bed coated with white salt.
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Last Chance Lake Harbors the Highest Known Levels of Phosphate

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 29 February 202429 February 2024

Bodies of water such as this might have functioned as cradles of life, given their unique biogeochemistry.

Several long tubes of ice in transparent plastic rest in a freezer. A pair of hands clad in blue gloves with black cuffs reaches down into the freezer. On the wrapper of each tube of ice is a label handwritten in blue—FL_104, FL_105, and so forth—as well as arrows pointing to one end of the ice.
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Antarctic Ice Cores Capture Heavy Metal Pollution—And History

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 26 February 202423 April 2024

An ice core record stretching back more than 2 millennia hints at the mining and metallurgy that waxed and waned with events such as wars and epidemics.

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Poorer Countries Face Heavier Consequences of Climate Change

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 6 February 20245 March 2024

As forests shift to higher latitudes, nations to reckon with losses of both market and nonmarket ecosystem benefits.

Popocatépetl erupts with wisps of volcanic gas, as seen from Puebla, Mexico.
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How Dangerous Is Mexico’s Popocatépetl? It Depends on Who You Ask

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 29 January 202425 April 2024

The stratovolcano in central Mexico presents a rich case study of risk perception, science communication, and preparedness surrounding natural hazards.

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Spring Heat Waves Pack a Punch for Snowpacks in the Pacific Northwest

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 19 January 202419 January 2024

New research shows how the snowpack loss due to moderate springtime heat waves outweighed that of a record-shattering summer heat dome.

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