Paige Blankenbuehler

Durango

Climate Editor at Vox

Climate Editor @voxdotcom | @uproot_project + @sejorg mentor | Previously @highcountrynews | Find me on other social.

Articles

Down to Earth, Vox’s project on the biodiversity crisis, enters its 4th year

Jan 21, 2025 | vox.com | Paige Blankenbuehler

As Down to Earth enters its fourth year, the urgency surrounding the global biodiversity crisis has never been more apparent. When we launched this project in 2021, our mission was clear: to bring the complex issues surrounding biodiversity into the public eye in a way that was both accessible and compelling. Since then, we’ve dug deep into the forces threatening the natural world, from deforestation and habitat destruction to the cascading impacts of climate change.
It’s November, and the Northeast is on fire

Nov 17, 2024 | thebulletin.org | Paige Blankenbuehler |Dan Drollette

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Grist. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Over the weekend, a very small wildfire broke out in a hilly and densely vegetated area of Prospect Park, a swath of green space in Brooklyn. The 2-acre blaze drew about 100 firefighters as residents were warned to stay out of the park.
It’s Not Normal for the East Coast to Be on Fire

Nov 17, 2024 | rsn.org | Paige Blankenbuehler

Here's why the November wildfires in New York and New Jersey are so alarming. Last weekend, a very small wildfire broke out in a hilly and densely vegetated area of Prospect Park, a swath of green space in Brooklyn. The 2-acre blaze drew about 100 firefighters as residents were warned to stay out of the park.
It’s not normal for the East Coast to be on fire

Nov 16, 2024 | grist.org | Paige Blankenbuehler

This story was originally published by Vox and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Last weekend, a very small wildfire broke out in a hilly and densely vegetated area of Prospect Park, a swath of green space in Brooklyn. The 2-acre blaze drew about 100 firefighters as residents were warned to stay out of the park.
Why the Prospect Park fire and Jennings Creek fire are so unusual

Nov 11, 2024 | vox.com | Paige Blankenbuehler

Over the weekend, a very small wildfire broke out in a hilly and densely vegetated area of Prospect Park, a swath of green space in Brooklyn. The 2-acre blaze drew about 100 firefighters as residents were warned to stay out of the park.
Colonial solutions to climate change aren’t working

Oct 14, 2024 | vox.com | Paige Blankenbuehler |Joseph Lee

Hi, I’m Paige Vega, Vox’s climate editor. Over the past few months, I’ve been working with Joseph Lee, a New York City-based journalist and member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe, on a series exploring Indigenous solutions that address extreme weather and climate change.
Changing With Our Climate

Sep 16, 2024 | vox.com | Paige Blankenbuehler

In recent years, there’s been a growing appreciation for Indigenous land stewardship and traditional knowledge. But what gets overlooked is that successfully managing those lands means that Indigenous people have already survived severe climate events and extreme weather. Now, Indigenous communities are leading the way in climate adaptations — from living alongside rapidly melting ice to confronting rising seas and creating community support networks.
Our most meaningful solutions to the climate crisis are hidden in plain sight

Jul 3, 2024 | msn.com | Paige Blankenbuehler

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Our most meaningful solutions to the climate crisis are hidden in plain sight

Jul 2, 2024 | vox.com | Paige Blankenbuehler

This week alone, a massive Category 5 hurricane tore through the Caribbean, and major rainstorms in Switzerland, France, and Italy have caused flooding and landslides and have led to the deaths of at least seven people. Meanwhile, a severe heat wave forecasted to put many Californians through several consecutive days of triple-degree temperatures has gripped the West Coast.
The hottest place on Earth is cracking from the stress of extreme heat

Jun 6, 2024 | vox.com | Paige Blankenbuehler

This week, an intense heat dome is trapping hot air over much of the Western United States, sending temperatures up to 30 degrees hotter than normal for early June. Yesterday, Phoenix and Las Vegas were pushing into the triple digits and nighttime temperatures this week haven’t offered much relief. These conditions are extreme, but nowhere are they more extreme than Death Valley. Nine out of 10 of Death Valley’s hottest summers have been in the past ten years.