Bridget Burns Journalist Profile

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Women aren't 14 times more likely to die in disasters

1 week ago | climatechangenews.com | Bridget Burns |Megan Rowling

Bridget Burns is executive director of WEDO (Women’s Environment and Development Organization), a global advocacy organization advancing gender equality and climate justice. You’ve probably heard this stat before – it’s repeated in headlines, conferences, even UN speeches: “Women are 14 times more likely than men to die in disasters.”It’s dramatic. It sticks. It moves people. But here’s the problem: It’s not actually true. Or at least, not in the way it’s been used.
6 Maine Novels to Add to Your Summer Reading List

Jul 30, 2024 | downeast.com | Michaela Cavallaro |Bridget Burns

Burn, by Peter Heller$28, hardcover, KnopfWhen childhood friends Storey and Jess emerge from the northern Maine woods after their annual moose-hunting trip, they find devastation all around: entire towns burned to the ground, bridges blown up, and not a soul in sight save a few blackened bodies.
Princess Diana's 71 Best Style Moments Ever

Mar 8, 2024 | au.lifestyle.yahoo.com | Bridget Burns
Princess Diana's 71 Best Style Moments Ever

Mar 8, 2024 | au.sports.yahoo.com | Bridget Burns

The outfits that made her an icon.
Princess Diana's 72 Best Style Moments Ever

Feb 8, 2024 | sg.style.yahoo.com | Bridget Burns
Princess Diana's 71 Best Style Moments Ever

Jan 8, 2024 | ca.style.yahoo.com | Bridget Burns

1/72The outfits that made her an icon. Innately tied to her legacy is Princess Diana's era-defying fashion sense, which evolved as she grew into her role as as a beloved public figure. Here, a look back at some of her chicest outfits. Getty Images2/721988 Our very favorites might be the simpler silhouettes, which she tended to favor. Getty Images3/721985 Velvet is never a bad idea. Getty Images4/721981 More velvet. (Bruce Oldfield ain't bad either.) Getty Images5/721983 How is this real?
Princess Diana's 71 Best Style Moments Ever

Jan 8, 2024 | malaysia.news.yahoo.com | Bridget Burns

Twentytwo13Ten years after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 on March 8, 2014, a new generation is seeking answers and closure to the tragedy. Hareez Danni Junaidi, whose father was a member of the cabin crew on the ill-fated flight, is also fed up with the ‘wild’ theories surrounding the plane’s disappearance. The post Ten years on: Son of flight attendant on MH370 wants closure, an end to ‘wild’ theories appeared first on Twentytwo13.
Princess Diana's 71 Best Style Moments Ever

Jan 8, 2024 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Bridget Burns

The outfits that made her an icon.
34 Side-by-Side Photos of Real People and the Celebs Who Played Them On-Screen

Dec 16, 2023 | msn.com | Bridget Burns

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34 Side-by-Side Photos of Real People and the Celebs Who Played Them On-Screen

Dec 15, 2023 | msn.com | Bridget Burns