Articles by Reporter Sachi Kitajima Mulkey
Sachi Kitajima Mulkey is a Grist reporter covering the intersection of climate change, policy, politics, and culture. She was previously the 2024-2025 climate news reporting fellow at Grist, and a 2025-2026 reporting fellow on the New York Times climate desk. Her work has also appeared in The Nation, The Japan Times, Atmos and others, and she has made guest appearances on PBS Newsweekend, Radiolab, and The Weather Channel.
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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.
