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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.

冰层覆盖的鄂陵湖。鄂陵湖是青藏高原上最大的淡水湖,面积达610平方公里。
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青藏高原湖泊成为热通量热点

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 15 October 202115 October 2021

作为世界上海拔最高的高原,青藏高原上的淡水湖就像透镜一样,吸收来自强烈太阳辐射的热量,加速冰盖融化,影响陆地-大气通量。

Smog extremo sobre Shenzhen, China
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Los beneficios para la salud y el clima de reducir la contaminación del aire

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 15 September 20218 April 2022

En un nuevo estudio, investigadores aplicaron un modelo global del sistema Tierra para estimar los impactos de las reducciones de emisiones por sector.

中国深圳上空出现的严重雾霾
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减少空气污染对健康和气候的益处

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 15 September 20218 April 2022

在一项新的研究中,研究人员应用全球地球系统模型来估计各行业减排的影响。

Snow-covered Fimmvörðuháls, close to Eyjafjallajökull, where white ash and steam are tinged red by lava erupting from a fissure
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The Understudied Risks of Low-Magnitude Eruptions

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 14 September 202129 March 2023

Volcanologists have historically focused on the risks of large-scale eruptions, but new research highlights how small eruptions can combine with human-made vulnerabilities to cause catastrophic impacts.

Researchers present a new technique for estimating magnetosphere-ionosphere interactions at Earth’s poles.
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Filling the Gaps in the SuperDARN Archive

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 13 September 202121 October 2021

Researchers present a new pattern-finding technique to better estimate missing data on ionospheric plasma velocities.

A view of ice covering Ngoring Lake, which is the largest freshwater lake (610 square kilometers) on the Tibetan Plateau.
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Tibetan Plateau Lakes as Heat Flux Hot Spots

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 3 September 202126 October 2021

Freshwater lakes on the highest plateau in the world act like lenses that accumulate heat from the intense solar radiation, accelerating ice cover melt and affecting land-atmosphere fluxes.

Aisha Morris smiles while perched in the Alvin submersible.
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Aisha Morris: Opening the Door to Science

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 24 August 202123 March 2023

Forging a path from rocks and rifts to the National Science Foundation.

Zdenka Willis and Rutgers students with an ocean glider.
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Zdenka Willis: Sailing into a High-Tech Future

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 24 August 202123 March 2023

Finding the roots of responsibility and outreach in the military.

Cooper Elsworth smiles from a bicycle.
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Cooper Elsworth: Cycling‑Inspired Science

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 24 August 202123 March 2023

A sustainability start-up provides a cross-disciplinary platform.

Scientist Jennifer Arrigo stands in front of ocean gliders.
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Jennifer Arrigo: Seeking Clean Water for Everyone

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 24 August 202123 March 2023

Science forges a partnership between academia and federal agencies.

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