Ruby Mellen

Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C., United States

Visual Enterprise Reporter, Foreign Desk at The Washington Post

Visual enterprise reporter on Foreign Desk of @washingtonpost

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These places usually offer relief from dangerous heat. Not this week.

1 day ago | washingtonpost.com | Brady Dennis |Scott Dance |Ruby Mellen

INDIAN BEACH, North Carolina — For Allison Johnson and her family, the beach was no place to linger this week. Rather than setting up a tent and spending Tuesday afternoon at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean here, they pulled their lounge chairs right into the surf. Maybe, the 51-year-old said, she would bring her son, daughter-in-law and granddaughters back at dusk, when the sun sank low and the sand would no longer sear their feet.
As abelhas estão a desaparecer nos EUA - e com elas uma chave para os seus segredos

3 days ago | publico.pt | Ruby Mellen |Salwan Georges

Ouça este artigo 00:00 10:51 Exclusivo Gostaria de Ouvir? Assine já Com botas de caminhada gastas e calças de ganga azuis, Sam Droege caminha por um campo de ervas altas e hera venenosa — um trajecto típico até ao laboratório governamental que dirige há mais de 23 anos.
Bees are collapsing in the U.S. A key to their secrets might vanish.

5 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Ruby Mellen |Salwan Georges

Bees are collapsing in the U.S. A key to their secrets might vanish. (washingtonpost.com) Bees are collapsing in the U.S. A key to their secrets might vanish. By Ruby Mellen; Salwan Georges 2025062211010000 LAUREL, Maryland — Sam Droege, sporting worn hiking boots and blue jeans, walked through a lush field of tall grass and poison ivy — a typical commute to the government lab he has run for more than 23 years.
O Alasca, terra de glaciares, emitiu o seu primeiro aviso de calor

1 week ago | publico.pt | Ruby Mellen

Jason Laney sabe bem o que é calor. O meteorologista do Serviço de Meteorologia Norte-americano (NWS, na sigla em inglês) passou 14 anos a elaborar avisos relacionados com o tempo em El Paso, no estado do Texas, onde as temperaturas no Verão ultrapassam regularmente os 37,5 graus Celsius.
Alaska just issued its first-ever heat advisory. Here’s why.

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Ruby Mellen

Alaska just issued its first-ever heat advisory. Here’s why. (washingtonpost.com) Alaska just issued its first-ever heat advisory. Here’s why. By Ruby Mellen 2025061610003100 Jason Laney knows heat. The National Weather Service meteorologist spent 14 years crafting weather-related warnings in El Paso, where summer temperatures regularly rocket above 100 degrees.
Pace and scale of Canadian wildfires could reshape the landscape, experts say

1 week ago | nationalpost.com | Ruby Mellen

Advertisement 1More intense and more frequent fires push forests to adapt and prevent certain common trees from regrowing. Article contentHundreds of wildfires are burning in Canada — and they could change the way the country looks. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentScientists say the blazes could transform parts of the Canadian landscape, as more intense and more frequent fires push forests to adapt and prevent certain common Canadian trees from regrowing.
Pace and scale of Canadian wildfires could reshape the landscape, experts say

1 week ago | edmontonjournal.com | Ruby Mellen

Pace and scale of Canadian wildfires could reshape the landscape, experts sayMore intense and more frequent fires push forests to adapt and prevent certain common trees from regrowing. Ruby Mellen, The Washington PostPublished Jun 15, 2025 • 4 minute readExperts say the wildfires burning across western Canada have the potential to change the landscape by pushing forests to adapt and prevent certain common Canadian trees from regrowing.
How to protect yourself from wildfire smoke

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Allyson Chiu |Ruby Mellen

How to protect yourself from wildfire smoke (washingtonpost.com) How to protect yourself from wildfire smoke By Allyson Chiu; Ruby Mellen 2025060217120800 As smoke from raging wildfires in Canada continues drifting into parts of the United States, it's critical to know how you can protect yourself from potentially dangerous levels of air pollution.
Taxas de cancro aumentaram para as mulheres em países onde o calor extremo aumentou

3 weeks ago | publico.pt | Ruby Mellen

Ouça este artigo 00:00 05:21 Exclusivo Gostaria de Ouvir? Assine já A mortalidade por cancro entre as mulheres também aumentou com o aumento das temperaturas nos países do Médio Oriente e do Norte de África nas últimas duas décadas, de acordo com um novo estudo sobre uma região que é particularmente vulnerável ao calor extremo.
Dense smoke from Canadian wildfires is blowing into U.S.

4 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Ben Cattell Noll |Ruby Mellen

Dense smoke from Canadian wildfires is blowing into U.S. (washingtonpost.com) Dense smoke from Canadian wildfires is blowing into U.S. By Ben Noll; Ruby Mellen 2025053010501500 Plumes of dense smoke from uncontained wildfires in Manitoba, Canada, will blow across more than a dozen central and eastern states Friday and Saturday.