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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.

Imagen de una fábrica en un complejo industrial emitiendo gases.
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El debate sobre las proyecciones de emisiones energéticas de las Naciones Unidas

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 9 March 202114 March 2023

Un nuevo estudio encuentra el factor económico que controla la divergencia entre las trayectorias de las emisiones en las evaluaciones climáticas y la realidad.

Flames and billowing smoke rise from trees at night.
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Widespread Wildfire as a Proxy for Resource Strain

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 4 March 20214 October 2021

Researchers have found a strong correlation between the number of days with widespread, synchronous fire danger and resource allocation across the western United States.

Imagen mostrando bolsas y otros restos de plástico flotando en el océano.
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Rastreando cómo se mueve el plástico en el océano costero

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 3 March 202124 February 2023

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.

Fotografía de olas rompiendo
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Los océanos liberaron dióxido de carbono durante la última deglaciación

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 24 February 2021

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.

A blue reservoir lake surrounded by yellow hills with spotty dark green tree coverage flows into a hydroelectric dam.
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Adaptation Can Compound Climate Change Impacts on Energy and Water

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 15 February 20212 September 2022

Researchers have created a framework to trace the impacts of climate change and adaptation across energy and water systems in California.

Microscope image of several types of dinoflagellates
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The Role of Midsized Phytoplankton in Earth’s Biological Pump

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 4 February 202127 September 2022

New research finds that nanoplankton may have a larger influence on carbon cycling than previously thought.

View of Long Valley Caldera in California with snow-covered mountains in the background
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How Heavy Rain and Drought Influence California Crustal Strain

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 27 January 20216 October 2021

New research using continuous GPS data reveals how multiyear precipitation patterns can amplify the effects of hydrological loading on crustal deformation.

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Tracking How Plastic Moves in the Coastal Ocean

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 21 December 20203 November 2021

Researchers used a wave tank to study the movement of plastic particles experimentally and to understand the role of particle density in drift behavior.

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The Debate over the United Nations’ Energy Emissions Projections

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 18 December 20202 September 2022

A new study finds the economic factor driving the divergence between emissions trajectories in climate assessments and reality.

Fires burn at night on the hills of Tidbinbilla near Canberra, Australia, on 6 February 2020.
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Australia’s Most Extreme Bushfire Season, Statistically Speaking

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 30 November 202022 October 2021

Researchers identified climatic and geomorphic risk factors that led to record-breaking fires across Australia during the 2019–2020 fire season.

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