Cheryl Katz is a science journalist with a special interest in the Arctic who is based in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. She has traveled extensively throughout the Far North, reporting on the rapid changes taking place and the impacts on life there. Her articles have appeared in National Geographic, Yale Environment 360, Scientific American, Eos, and elsewhere.
With Old Traditions and New Tech, Young Inuit Chart Their Changing Landscape
As the coastline changes rapidly—reshaping the marine landscape and jeopardizing the hunt—Inuit youth are charting ways to preserve the hunt, and their identity.
September 6, 2022
On Thin Ice: Big Northern Lakes Are Being Rapidly Transformed
As temperatures rise, the world’s iconic northern lakes are undergoing major changes that include swiftly warming waters, diminished ice cover, and outbreaks of harmful algae.
November 20, 2015
For U.S. Tribes, a Movement to Revive Native Foods and Lands
On ancestral lands, the Fond du Lac band in Minnesota is planting wild rice and restoring wetlands damaged by dams, industry, and logging. Their efforts are part of a growing trend by Native Americans to bring back traditional food sources and heal scarred landscapes.
September 29, 2015
Surge in Renewables Remakes California’s Energy Landscape
Thanks to favorable geography, innovative government policies, and businesses that see the benefits of clean energy investments, California is closing in on its goal of generating a third of its electricity from renewables by 2020.
May 27, 2015
How Long Can Oceans Continue To Absorb Earth’s Excess Heat?
The main reason soaring greenhouse gas emissions have not caused air temperatures to rise more rapidly is that oceans have soaked up much of the heat. But new evidence suggests the oceans’ heat-buffering ability may be weakening.
April 3, 2015
As Extreme Weather Increases, A Push for Advanced Forecasts
With a warmer atmosphere expected to spur an increase in major storms, floods, and other wild weather events, scientists and meteorologists worldwide are harnessing advanced computing power to devise more accurate, medium-range forecasts that could save lives and property.
February 10, 2015