Kate Wheeling is a freelance journalist based in Santa Barbara, Calif. She writes about the environment, climate change, energy, and our relationship with the natural world. She was previously a staff writer at Pacific Standard, covering both environmental and criminal justice. Her work has also appeared in Outside, The New Republic, Medium, and elsewhere. She has a master’s degree in science journalism and a bachelor’s in behavioral neuroscience.
Researchers have found a strong correlation between the number of days with widespread, synchronous fire danger and resource allocation across the western United States. Read More »Ocean Sciences
Investigadores utilizaron un tanque de olas para estudiar el movimiento de partículas de plástico de forma experimental y comprender el papel de la densidad de partículas en el comportamiento de deriva.Read More »Biogeosciences
Un nuevo registro de isótopos de boro proveniente de sedimentos marinos del Pacifico Sur, ofrece una imagen más completa del intercambio de dióxido de carbono entre el océano y la atmósfera durante el Pleistoceno tardío.Read More »Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface
Researchers have created a framework to trace the impacts of climate change and adaptation across energy and water systems in California.Read More »Ocean Sciences
New research using continuous GPS data reveals how multiyear precipitation patterns can amplify the effects of hydrological loading on crustal deformation. Read More »
Researchers used a wave tank to study the movement of plastic particles experimentally and to understand the role of particle density in drift behavior.Read More »Climate Change
Researchers identified climatic and geomorphic risk factors that led to record-breaking fires across Australia during the 2019–2020 fire season.Read More »Atmospheric Sciences
An exceptionally strong stratospheric polar vortex coincided with a record-breaking Arctic Oscillation pattern and ozone destruction during the 2019–2020 winter season.Read More »
