Articles by Senior Staff Writer Zoya Teirstein
Zoya Teirstein is a senior staff writer covering the impacts of climate change on human health. Her work can also be found in Rolling Stone, Wired, and the Associated Press. She has received awards from the Indigenous Journalists Association, the SEAL Awards, and the Society of Environmental Journalists, and completed reporting fellowships with SciLine, the National Tropical Botanical Garden in Hawai‘i, and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Most recently, she was a 2022-2023 National Science-Health-Environment Reporting fellow.
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It’s not just extreme weather: ‘Climate-sensitive’ diseases are spreading through the US
A federal report shows climate change is pushing ticks, mosquitoes, and other carriers of disease into new regions.
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Climate change is putting the health of billions at risk
A new report from a leading medical journal warns global warming may lead to a 370 percent increase in annual heat-related deaths.
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Climate data can save lives. Most countries can’t access it.
As climate-driven deaths rise, a report finds only 23 percent of countries use climate data to inform their public health strategies.
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Hurricane Ian stirred up flesh-eating bacteria in Florida
After the 2022 storm, the state saw its highest number of vibriosis cases in more than 30 years.