Climate Change

I reported from France, Norway, Sweden, and the Canadian Arctic with Camilla Andersen on GroundTruth Project climate change reporting fellowships in 2015-16.

Paris Agreement on Climate Change

A Super-Nerdy Insurance Plan Could Save Countries From Damage Caused by Climate Change, Quartz
Man-Made “Wind Trees” Will Finally Make It Possible to Power Homes Using Turbines, Quartz
A Tiny Forest Tribe Built a DIY Drone From YouTube to Fight Off Illegal Loggers, Quartz
Corking Climate Change: Sustainable Practices Bear Fruit in Champagne ProductionThe Guardian
Lost in the Labyrinth of the Paris Climate Talks? Follow a Climate Tracker, Fusion
14 People Fighting for the Planet at COP21 — and What They Want
The Silent March for Change, GroundTruth Project

Climate Change in the Arctic

Solving the Suicide Crisis in the Arctic CirclePacific Standard
In a Land of Thundering Reindeer, Suicide Stalks the Indigenous Sami, STAT News (republished by PBS NewsHour)
Anguish in the Scandinavian Arctic [podcast], GroundTruth Project
How One Inuit Community Won Against Big OilThe New Republic
The Race to Save Arctic Cities As Permafrost Melts, CityLab (republished by WiredNational Observer, and The Week)
Exploring Norway, Where Climate Change Affects Indigenous People, GroundTruth Project
Protecting Indigenous Tradition in the Arctic, GroundTruth Project

In 2017, I wrote a column called Warming Signs for Paste Magazine about the effects of climate change already being seen around the world.

Warming Signs

Would Painting Everything White Make the Planet Cooler?
More Wildfires Are One Sign of a Warmer Planet
Climate Change May Cost Us Everything
Is Climate Change to Blame for Antarctica’s Meltdown?
Climate Change Means More Mosquito-borne Illnesses Like Zika
Why Are Governments Killing Environmentalists?
Calculating Your Transportation “Footprint”
Badlands Park Service Twitter: Going Rogue and Standing Firm Against Trump
Corralling Cattle Emissions Could Help Save the Planet
Cow Burps and Climate Change
Climate Change Means A Sea Change for Fishermen and Scientists

Published by Melody Schreiber

I am a freelance journalist and a postpartum doula in the D.C. area.