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Sarah Kaplan
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Washington Post climate reporter. Guild member. Long-suffering Mets fan. I love all the planets but I write about saving this one.

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The absolutely brutal heat we're experiencing in D.C. today was made at least 5 times more likely because of human-caused climate change, according to @climatecentral.org
A color coded map shows the change in likelihood of today's average temperature due to climate change. Almost all of the mid-Atlantic states are shaded deep red, indicating that conditions are at least 5 times more likely.
June 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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An astonishing illustration of how much cleaner the air around Parisians has gotten, thanks to limits on car traffic, from @chicoharlan.bsky.social and Naema Ahmed

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April 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Seriously, how gorgeous are these critters?
A giant phantom jelly is documented in the Bellingshausen Sea off Antarctica, at an area where the shelf break and slope are cut by several underwater gullies. This jellyfish can grow to a massive size: the bell to be more than one meter (3.3 feet) across with four ribbon-like oral arms that can grow more than 10 meters (33 feet) in length. (ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute)
March 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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@capitalweather.bsky.social Do you know what phenomenon is responsible for this beautiful pattern on the ice covering the C&O canal?
February 1, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Reminder number 56,239 of how gobsmackingly good my colleagues are at exposing the truth.

Even in the midst of tough times for the paper, Post journalists like @davidnakamura.bsky.social, Lisa Rein and Matt Viser are relentless and essential.
wapo.st/4azdaNb
January 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM