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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More flooding is coming. Here’s how cities can prepare.
Flooding is among the most deadly natural disasters. Better preparedness for the next major flooding event could help save lives.
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How the remnants of Hurricane Ida turned into a disaster for the Northeast
The storm showed the region is not prepared for climate change.
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The science behind super-strong hurricanes like Ida
Climate change is now an ingredient in every storm, including Ida.
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The best-case climate scenario is going to be extremely hard
A planet at 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming is still infinitely better than the alternative.