Sarah Gibbens

If anyone is as obsessed with TikTok's "spooky lake month" as I am, don't worry, I interviewed its creator Geo Rutherford, to ask her about her top 5 spooky lakes https://t.co/mwdXruPFfB

Chilling to watch storms rapidly intensify like this https://t.co/w3q9S3bO24

National Hurricane Center @NHC_Atlantic

10:55 CDT Monday Update: Milton rapidly intensifies into a category 5 hurricane. Data from a @53rdWRS hurricane hunter aircraft indicate that the maximum sustained winds have increased to 160 mph (250 km/h) with higher gusts. Follow the latest at https://t.co/tW4KeGe9uJ https://t.co/mOxuvGdtu5

Last night I had a dream that I was at the beach when the Thwaites glacier melted all at once, and a series of giant tsunamis destroyed all habitable coastal regions.

I'd never heard of saltmarsh sparrows before editing this article, but that might be because they, and their coastal marsh habitat, are struggling to exist. You can read the bittersweet story of this little bird (& see amazing photos) here: https://t.co/Ll1fn8H52x

RT @Eyal_Frank: Biodiversiy is declining, yet we have limited knowledge about how that affects human well-being. My work linking bats, ins…

ICYMI, @kieranmulvaney reports on fascinating weather phenomena like how millions of acres of corn raised temps, air pollution caused a hurricane "drought" during the 70s/80s, and what a boom in tree plantations did to weather in the southeast https://t.co/rBB8bZVRBH

Cases of brain-eating amoeba are on the rise, even here in the U.S., thanks to warmer temperatures. Original new reporting by @cpuja digs into what scientists are uncovering https://t.co/HoK49Whr7u

What I look for in a pitch: -surprising, personally relevant, or just-plain-cool new science -smart takes on news moments Best format: -a one paragraph summary -a sentence on why this story matters/why readers should care -an eye-catching headline

I have a pretty high volume of pitches in my inbox right now, so I'm doing my best to send responses back asap, but bear with me!

It's been a hard week at Nat Geo. Thanks everyone for your support. I've been asked so want to clarify that I'm still accepting pitches. You can find my email in my bio, and I'm happy to answer any questions there as well.

A great piece from @HipXander on why your crawfish boil might be a little more expensive this year https://t.co/F16fmjAAGI

RT @Dina_Maron: Breaking news from me: a glimmer of hope for the world's most endangered #rhinos. This is one of my final stories @NatGeo…