Cheryl Katz
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Cheryl Katz
@ckatz99.bsky.social
Freelance journalist covering science and the environment, with special interest and extensive reporting experience in the Arctic. Bylines Smithsonian, NatGeo, Eos, Yale360, Hakai Mag and more. https://CherylKatz.com
Interesting new study finds polar bears aging faster due to stress caused by #ClimateChange. Age advancing by a year for each degree of #Arctic warming—which is now up to +3 C. (Note: report in preprint) www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 🧪❄️
September 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Arctic sea ice has shrunk to a new record low this year @nsidc.bsky.social reports. Meanwhile, Arctic winter temps have been running up to 2 C above average. 🧪
March 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Burning at both ends—global daily sea ice hit new low in Feb., @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social reports, and Antarctic seasonal ice cover remains near record low, @nsidc.bsky.social shows. nsidc.org/sea-ice-toda...

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March 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Just got back from the other end of the world to find LA burning, and now this: 2024 was the hottest year on record, new NASA report confirms www.nasa.gov/news-release..., with avg global temp up more than 1.5 C since pre-industrial times, according to @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social 🧪🌡️🔥
January 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The world’s greenhouse gas output continues to soar, new ⁦‪@NOAA‬⁩ report shows. CO2 levels averaged a record 419 ppm last year, while methane topped 1922 ppb.
April 5, 2024 at 6:04 PM