Articles by Sachi Kitajima Mulkey
Sachi Kitajima Mulkey is a science and climate journalist. She was the 2024-2025 climate news reporting fellow at Grist.
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The mysterious X factor behind a year of unbelievable heat
Was this extra warming a blip, or a sign that climate change is veering off predictable tracks?
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![a grey sky backdrops rows of palm trees buffeted by wind while a car with headlights on drives by]()
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Why this summer might bring the wildest weather yet
El Niño has been rough. Its departure could be even rougher.
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The ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting faster than scientists thought
Miles of seawater are flowing under Thwaites Glacier, undermining an Antarctic ice sheet and threatening rapid sea level rise.
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![People in kayaks navigate the flooded streets of downtown Montpelier, Vermont in the days after heavy rains during the month of July, 2023, caused extensive flooding throughout the state.]()
![People in kayaks navigate the flooded streets of downtown Montpelier, Vermont in the days after heavy rains during the month of July, 2023, caused extensive flooding throughout the state.]()
Vermont passed a bill making Big Oil pay. Now comes the hard part.
The state still has to figure out how much individual fossil fuel companies must pay for the impacts of climate-driven disasters.
