In Utah, Heather Holmes is working on better forecasting models, especially when heat waves mix with wildfire smoke in rural communities.
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Helping the Karuk Tribe in California Prepare for Climate Challenges
Danielle Touma has stepped out of the lab and into Karuk territory, where she’s assisting the tribe in identifying wildfire, drought and extreme rainfall risks.
Announcing Our 2024 Women In Science Incentive Prize Winners
When it comes to droughts, wildfires, thunderstorms and other extreme events, these scientists are looking for answers. We’re awarding $5,000 grants to support them.
Her ‘Indigenous Knowledge’ Almost Cost Her a PhD. Now, She’s Using It to Help Desert Communities
Valerisa Gaddy heads up Cool Tucson, and is helping the Pascua Yaqui Nation develop rain gardens.
Do Clouds Contribute to Climate Change? This Scientist Wants to Find Out
At Columbia University, Juliet Pilewskie is studying how clouds and the environment exchange energy, a longtime mystery.
Beyond Fire and Smoke, Wildfires Might Just Spread Disease, Too
In California, Onja Davidson Raoelison is studying how extreme events like wildfires may spread pathogens through the water and air, a potential threat to human health.
This Holiday Season, Won’t You Consider Fighting With Family and Friends?
We’re about to see a lot more of one another. We should be ready to disagree when we do, Candice Helfand-Rogers writes.
For Your 2024 Holiday Shopping Lists: 15 ‘Lifesavers’ Big and Small
This year, The Story Exchange’s Holiday Gift Guide features women-made, women-sold gifts that’ll make your loved ones’ lives easier – each for less than $150.
How a ‘Kooky’ California Mom Took on the Baby-Care Industry
Jessica Iclisoy of plant-based California Baby, soon to celebrate its 30th anniversary, recounts her startup story – starting with a fateful trip to the library.
New Report Reveals the Rise of Social Media Influencers as News Sources
Pew Research Center finds a fifth of Americans — in particular, those under 30 — get their news from social media personalities. And most of them are men.
A Prominent Climate Scientist’s Post-Election Advice: Fight Fear, Embrace Hope
Katharine Hayhoe of Texas Tech encourages collective action in the climate fight — and draws from her faith to emphasize our “spirit of power” in these times.
We Asked 5 Women Candidates: Why Should More Women Run for Office?
If you’re disappointed in the results of Election 2024, then consider these insights on a pathway forward, from women who ran in down-ballot races this year.
We Spoke to 3 Wedding Industry Experts About What Trends They’re Seeing in 2024
Zoom weddings? So 2020. But these other wedding choices are here to stay.
Dear Black Men, Please Do Better
Many Black men could have chosen the side of democracy. But instead, they favored a man giving a fake promise of a future he doesn’t intend for them, Claretta Bellamy writes.
3 Historic Bright Spots Amid the Darkness of Election 2024
There were several flashes of light that glittered through the murky returns of an especially gutting Election Day, in the form of landmark wins by progressive women candidates.