Sarah Kaplan

Washington, D.C.

Climate Reporter at The Washington Post

Climate reporter @washingtonpost, steward @postguild. I love all the planets but I write about how we can save this one. She/her. [email protected]

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Articles

Is the planet losing one of its best ways to slow climate change?

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Sarah Kaplan

Is the planet losing one of its best ways to slow climate change? (washingtonpost.com) Is the planet losing one of its best ways to slow climate change? By Sarah Kaplan 2025041610003600 The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere last year grew at the fastest rate in recorded history — a dramatic spike that scientists fear may indicate that Earth's ecosystems are so stressed by warming they can no longer absorb much of the pollution humanity emits.
Trump’s new reason for canceling grants: ‘Climate anxiety’

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Scott Dance |Sarah Kaplan

The Trump administration this week offered a new reason to stop climate change research: It scares children. Officials cut $4 million in funding to a climate research center at Princeton University that is affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Commerce Department officials, who oversee NOAA, said they were canceling federal support to several of the center’s projects that predict the ways global warmth will disrupt Earth systems.
O gelo marinho de Inverno no Árctico caiu para o nível mais baixo já registado

3 weeks ago | publico.pt | Sarah Kaplan

A extensão do gelo marinho que cobre o Árctico neste Inverno caiu para o nível mais baixo já registado, anunciou uma equipa de investigadores, alertando para mais um sinal ameaçador dos efeitos das mudanças climáticas na região de aquecimento mais rápido do mundo. Após meses de incessante escuridão polar, as condições são gélidas e grande parte do oceano está congelado.
The forgotten history of the U.S.’s Cold War presence in Greenland

3 weeks ago | spokesman.com | Sarah Kaplan

The villagers of Uummannaq were given just four days to leave their homes. It was the spring of 1953, the Cold War was nearing its peak and the United States had set its sights on this remote Greenlandic settlement more than 700 miles north of the Arctic Circle. The broad plain at the edge of the ice sheet was viewed as the ideal spot for an expanded Air Force base to defend against Soviet missiles. But the 116 civilians living nearby would have to go.
Winter sea ice in the Arctic just hit a record low

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Sarah Kaplan

Winter sea ice in the Arctic just hit a record low (washingtonpost.com) Winter sea ice in the Arctic just hit a record low By Sarah Kaplan 2025032817173400 The extent of sea ice blanketing the Arctic this winter fell to the lowest level on record, researchers announced this week, an ominous signal about the effects of climate change in the world's fastest-warming region.
Winter sea ice in the Arctic just hit a record low

3 weeks ago | spokesman.com | Sarah Kaplan

The extent of sea ice blanketing the Arctic this winter fell to the lowest level on record, researchers announced this week, an ominous signal about the effects of climate change in the world’s fastest-warming region. March is usually the peak season for Arctic sea ice; after months of ceaseless polar darkness, conditions are frigid and much of the ocean is frozen over.
The forgotten history of the U.S.’s Cold War presence in Greenland

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Sarah Kaplan

The forgotten history of the U.S.’s Cold War presence in Greenland (washingtonpost.com) The forgotten history of the U.S.’s Cold War presence in Greenland By Sarah Kaplan 2025032809002400 The villagers of Uummannaq were given just four days to leave their homes. It was the spring of 1953, the Cold War was nearing its peak and the United States had set its sights on this remote Greenlandic settlement more than 700 miles north of the Arctic Circle.
After decades of quiet, a volcano in Alaska could be ready to erupt

1 month ago | nny360.com | Sarah Kaplan

An uptick in shallow earthquakes and spewing gas at one of Alaska’s most potentially hazardous volcanoes are indicators that the peak is gearing up to explode, scientists warned this week. The unrest at Mount Spurr, an 11,000-foot volcano just 80 miles west of Anchorage, suggests an eruption is likely to occur in the next few weeks or months, the Alaska Volcano Observatory said in a Wednesday bulletin.
Alaska volcano is likely to erupt soon, showering ash on Anchorage

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Sarah Kaplan

An uptick in shallow earthquakes and spewing gas at one of Alaska’s most potentially hazardous volcanoes are indicators that the peak is gearing up to explode, scientists warned this week. The unrest at Mount Spurr, an 11,000-foot volcano just 80 miles west of Anchorage, suggests an eruption is likely to occur in the next few weeks or months, the Alaska Volcano Observatory said in a Wednesday bulletin.
O que as árvores antigas nos podem ensinar sobre os incêndios florestais actuais

1 month ago | publico.pt | Sarah Kaplan

Ouça este artigo 00:00 13:23 Exclusivo Gostaria de Ouvir? Assine já Foi um ano em que o fogo parecia engolir o continente americano. As chamas atravessaram os bosques do Sudoeste com pinheiros e juníperos, os pinhais de pinheiro-amarelo-do-oeste (Pinus ponderosa) das Montanhas Rochosas, as florestas mistas de coníferas da região dos Grandes Lagos.