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Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer

Kate Wheeling

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.

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A Magmatic Seafloor Source at an Ultraslow-Spreading Ridge

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 28 September 201516 May 2022

An ultraslow-spreading stretch of the Southwest Indian Ridge is thicker than expected: both tectonic and volcanic processes may be feeding the growing seafloor there.

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Simulating a Warmer, Drier Arctic

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 27 July 201511 August 2022

Field experiments examine the effect of rising temperatures and drying soils on carbon dynamics in the Arctic.

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Dynamics of the Earth's Surface in the Eastern Tibetan Plateau

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 22 May 201526 January 2023

River erosion increased rapidly following rock uplift events in the plateau approximately 11 million years ago.

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New Insights into Currents in Earth's Magnetic Field

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 18 May 201516 November 2021

Multisatellite missions give scientists a more complete view of the intense currents that bounce back and forth along our planet's magnetic field lines.

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Regional Nuclear War Could Cause a Global Famine

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 15 May 201528 February 2022

A detonation of less than 0.03% of the current global nuclear arsenal could cause fires that clog the air with soot. This soot could block solar radiation, leading to worldwide crop shortages.

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Tipping Point for Nuisance Coastal Flooding May Come by 2050

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 10 April 20157 March 2023

By midcentury, many U.S. cities along the Mid-Atlantic, Gulf, and West coasts may experience 30 or more days a year with minor flooding.

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