Kasha Patel

Washington, D.C.

Deputy Weather Editor, Capital Weather Gang at The Washington Post

Not the FBI director | Journalist @capitalweather @washingtonpost | Founder of @DCScienceComedy

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Articles

Land under the country’s largest cities is sinking. Here’s where — and why.

6 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Kasha Patel |Naema Ahmed

Land under the country’s largest cities is sinking. Here’s where — and why. (washingtonpost.com) Land under the country’s largest cities is sinking. Here’s where — and why. By Kasha Patel; Naema Ahmed 2025050809000000 The land underneath the largest cities in the United States is sinking, a phenomenon threatening buildings, roads and rail lines, according to new research.
See the science that brings northern lights to our skies

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Kasha Patel |Kay Sohini

See the science that brings northern lights to our skies (washingtonpost.com) See the science that brings northern lights to our skies By Kasha Patel; Kay Sohini 2025050510000100 Dancing across the night sky in a kaleidoscope of brilliant colors, auroras are one of the most beautiful natural wonders of our planet.
Stuff

1 week ago | stuff.co.nz | Kasha Patel
We figured out where gold comes from. The answer is explosive.

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Kasha Patel

We figured out where gold comes from. The answer is explosive. (washingtonpost.com) We figured out where gold comes from. The answer is explosive. By Kasha Patel 2025050410004500 Even if early Earth had water and oxygen, the planet would still have needed another ingredient for life to flourish: heavy metals. Our cellphones, Earth's core and even human metabolism would otherwise be nonexistent.
As deadly storms shift east, more heavy rain and flooding possible

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Kasha Patel |Ian Livingston |Matthew Cappucci

As deadly storms shift east, more heavy rain and flooding possible (washingtonpost.com) As deadly storms shift east, more heavy rain and flooding possible By Kasha Patel; Ian Livingston; Matthew Cappucci 2025050116192900 More bouts of heavy rain and flooding are expected as a slow-moving storm stretches from the Ohio Valley to Texas on Friday. Severe conditions have killed several people and knocked out power to thousands of customers this week.
Severe weather brings deadly storms and flash flooding across swath of U.S.

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Matthew Cappucci |Kasha Patel |Ian Livingston

Severe weather brings deadly storms and flash flooding across swath of U.S. (washingtonpost.com) Severe weather brings deadly storms and flash flooding across swath of U.S. By Matthew Cappucci; Kasha Patel; Ian Livingston 2025043015505900 After days of stormy conditions largely in the central United States drove power outages and led to at least three deaths, multiple additional days of back-to-back storms are expected in the region.
Wildfire near New Jersey coast burns 11,000 acres, causing power outages

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Kelly Kasulis Cho |Ben Cattell Noll |Victoria Craw |Kasha Patel

Wildfire near New Jersey coast burns 11,000 acres, causing power outages (washingtonpost.com) Wildfire near New Jersey coast burns 11,000 acres, causing power outages By Kelly Kasulis Cho; Ben Noll; Victoria Craw; Kasha Patel 2025042305150600 Evacuation orders have been lifted and roads reopened in parts of New Jersey, police said, after a wildfire that erupted Tuesday night burned at least 11,500 acres.
Earth’s water may not have originated from asteroids after all

3 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Kasha Patel

With water covering the majority of our planet, scientists have been wading through ideas to answer a fundamental question: Where did it all come from? A popular theory suggests asteroids or comets helped bring the precious resource to Earth in chance encounters, but new evidence may be sinking this idea.
Quando o planeta Terra passou a ser coberto por água? (e o que asteroides têm a ver com isso)

3 weeks ago | estadao.com.br | Kasha Patel

Com a água cobrindo a maioria do nosso planeta, cientistas têm navegado por ideias para responder a uma questão fundamental: de onde veio toda essa água? Uma teoria popular sugere que asteroides ou cometas ajudaram a trazer o precioso recurso para a Terra em situações casuais, mas novas evidências podem enterrar essa ideia.
‘Mr. Eclipse’ spent a lifetime looking up. This is what he saw.

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Kasha Patel

‘Mr. Eclipse’ spent a lifetime looking up. This is what he saw. (washingtonpost.com) ‘Mr. Eclipse’ spent a lifetime looking up. This is what he saw. By Kasha Patel 2025042010003200 In 1970 and with a fresh driver's license, teenage Fred Espenak persuaded his parents to let him drive 600 miles to a small North Carolina town to stare at the sky. On a grassy field behind a motel, he set up his telescope and camera.