Amanda Kolson Hurley

Washington, D.C., United States

US Climate Editor at Bloomberg Green

US climate editor, Bloomberg Green (@climate), author with @belt_publishing, past @BW @CityLab @architectmag. Views my own. [email protected]

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How Trash-Eating Flies Help Tame Dangerous Floods in Kenya’s Capital

Sep 20, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Coco Liu |David Herbling |Kang-Chun Cheng |Amanda Kolson Hurley

Garbage blocks many drains and waterways in Nairobi, worsening the effects of flooding. Residents are breeding millions of flies to consume that waste and help keep streets and homes dry. By Coco Liu and David Herbling Photography and video by Kang-Chun Cheng for Bloomberg NewsThis is the fifth story in Climate-Proofing Cities, a series that explores how cities around the world are adapting to the impacts of global warming.
Riding the Backlash Against Climate Policies

Feb 26, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Amanda Kolson Hurley

Welcome to Balance of Power, bringing you the latest in global politics. If you haven’t yet, sign up here. At the COP28 climate summit in December, countries struck a historic deal, agreeing for the first time to shift away from fossil fuels. They also pledged to speed up their efforts “in this critical decade” to reach net zero by 2050.
‘It’s all-consuming.’ Wildfire whispering is now a year-round job

Oct 19, 2023 | japantimes.co.jp | Kyle Stock |Amanda Kolson Hurley

Arthur "Art” Gonzales didn’t appreciate how nuanced his job was until he couldn’t go to work. In June 2020, with COVID-19 raging, a wildfire sparked up in Tonto National Forest, just north of Phoenix. A fire behavior analyst by trade, Gonzales was asked to predict the blaze’s path and pace from his home in Williams, Arizona — roughly 100 miles away. He pored over weather reports, satellite photos and videos from firefighters on the scene.
'All-consuming.' Wildfire whispering is now a year-round job

Oct 19, 2023 | tj.news | Kyle Stock |Amanda Kolson Hurley

A firefighter holds a drip torch along Michigan Bluff Road during the Mosquito Fire near Foresthill, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. A wildfire burning in the Tahoe National Forest exploded Wednesday afternoon prompting evacuation orders near Foresthill. Photo: David Odisho/Bloomberg
Wildfire Analysts Are Struggling to Model Unprecedented Blazes

Oct 19, 2023 | bnanews.bna.com | Kyle Stock |Amanda Kolson Hurley

Arthur “Art” Gonzales didn’t appreciate how nuanced his job was until he couldn’t go to work. In June 2020, with Covid-19 raging, a wildfire sparked up in Tonto National Forest, just north of Phoenix. A fire behavior analyst by trade, Gonzales was asked to predict the blaze’s path and pace from his home in Williams, Arizona — roughly 100 miles away. He pored over weather reports, satellite photos and videos from firefighters on the scene.
'It's All-Consuming.' Wildfire Whispering Is Now a Year-Round Job

Oct 19, 2023 | financialpost.com | Kyle Stock |Amanda Kolson Hurley

As climate change makes wildfire conditions worse, fire behavior analysts are facing blazes bigger, stronger and stranger than ever before. Author of the article:Bloomberg NewsKyle Stock and Amanda Kolson HurleyPublished Oct 19, 2023 • 7 minute read k9{ipo1qk[flpcso7zeb167q_media_dl_1.png Source: National Interagency FirArticle content(Bloomberg) — Arthur “Art” Gonzales didn’t appreciate how nuanced his job was until he couldn’t go to work.
‘It’s All-Consuming.’ Wildfire Whispering Is Now a Year-Round Job

Oct 19, 2023 | bloomberg.com | Kyle Stock |Amanda Kolson Hurley

Arthur “Art” Gonzales didn’t appreciate how nuanced his job was until he couldn’t go to work. In June 2020, with Covid-19 raging, a wildfire sparked up in Tonto National Forest, just north of Phoenix. A fire behavior analyst by trade, Gonzales was asked to predict the blaze’s path and pace from his home in Williams, Arizona — roughly 100 miles away. He pored over weather reports, satellite photos and videos from firefighters on the scene.
Climate change has made the firefighting playbook out of date

Oct 18, 2023 | bendbulletin.com | Kyle Stock |Amanda Kolson Hurley

Arthur "Art" Gonzales didn't appreciate how nuanced his job was until he couldn't go to work. "I was just refreshing my computer and watching this huge column of smoke grow," Gonzales said. "The fire had everything going for it. It completed the triangle — fuel, weather and topography."Eventually, Gonzales advised the sheriff to evacuate Tonto Basin, a town of about 1,700 people in the fire's path.
Secrets of a 400-Year-Old Village Are Disappearing Under Water

Oct 12, 2023 | bnanews.bna.com | Amanda Kolson Hurley

David Givens, an archaeologist in Jamestown, Virginia, is peering into a pit on a hot, cloudless afternoon in July. A year earlier, his team had been excavating at this spot and chanced upon a circle of bricks indicating a 17th-century well. He’s excited about what it might yield when they dig down into it: pieces of clothing and shoes, seeds, animal bones and other everyday items thrown away as trash, offering important clues to life in the colony.
Climate Change Threatens 400-Year-Old Jamestown and Its Buried Secrets

Oct 11, 2023 | financialpost.com | Amanda Kolson Hurley

Archaeologists in Virginia are racing to study and save the remains of North America’s first permanent English colony from rising seas and flooding. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Amanda Kolson Hurley Published Oct 12, 2023 • 7 minute read Jamestown, Virginia. A drone photograph of excavation sites at the Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation on Thursday, August 31, 2023.

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