Articles by Reporter Sachi Kitajima Mulkey
Sachi Kitajima Mulkey is a Grist reporter covering the intersection of climate change, policy, politics, and culture. She previously covered climate news for Grist and the New York Times during year-long reporting fellowships. In 2026, her writing for Grist won a National Edward R. Murrow award. Her work has also appeared in The Nation and The Japan Times, and she has made guest appearances on the PBS NewsHour, Radiolab, and The Weather Channel.
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![a blackened landscape of farmland with the shape of a house and car reduced to rubble in the foreground.]()
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Here’s what supercharged the monster wildfires in Spain and France
Last summer brought Europe's most destructive wildfire season on record. This season is on track to break it.
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French Polynesia objects to an American seabed mining plan made without its input
French Polynesia says it was "approached, but not consulted" about a Bay Area startup's plan to explore seabed mining near its marine preserve.
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![an orange ship in front of a forested tropical island sihoette sits in front of a port area. its hull says Anuanua Moana in white paint and capital letters.]()
![an orange ship in front of a forested tropical island sihoette sits in front of a port area. its hull says Anuanua Moana in white paint and capital letters.]()
A Bay Area financial analyst wants a piece of this mineral-rich seabed surrounded by 3 Pacific nations
As President Trump pushes seabed mining, the bid by an American startup reveals the limits of island nations' control over their neighboring waters.
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The oceans are full of heat, and it’s coming ashore
The ocean absorbs 90 percent of the excess heat from global warming. It doesn't all stay there.
