Tree Meinch

Dec 5, 2024 | yaleclimateconnections.org | Tree Meinch

One of our readers asked us:What are the consequences that have been observed in Mexico due to climate change? I would like to know what types of animals, species, or plants have been going extinct in recent years in Mexico. We asked YCC contributor Tree Meinch, who is based in La Paz, México, to help us answer this question. This is what they found:In the world of species conservation, ‘‘extinction” is a slippery fish.

Oct 11, 2024 | yaleclimateconnections.org | Tree Meinch

You could say James Guill has been running from hurricanes for his whole life. The New Orleans native was just two years old when Hurricane Katrina swallowed his city in 2005 and became the most costly hurricane in U.S. history, claiming 1,833 lives. During and after the storm, Guill’s family evacuated and sheltered in Virginia for two months. Then they returned, salvaged their house, and spent nearly two more decades – enduring other life-threatening storms and evacuations – at sea level.

Sep 30, 2024 | gulfshorelife.com | Tree Meinch

When was the last time you asked for help? Jordan Dunin had little choice in the matter in the summer of 2016, after he dove off a boat into the shallows of Ontario’s Lake Muskoka, breaking his neck and suffering a traumatic brain injury. During his recovery, Jordan was so debilitated he had to drop out of college.

Sep 23, 2024 | theborderchronicle.com | Tree Meinch

This interview originally appeared at Yale Climate Connections. For nearly three decades, Arizona-based writer and journalist Todd Miller has immersed himself in the real-life people and policies defining the U.S.-Mexico border. When the Department of Homeland Security took over immigration and enforcement after Sept.

Sep 18, 2024 | yaleclimateconnections.org | Tree Meinch

Algunos niños ven un partido de fútbol profesional y sueñan con convertirse en atletas profesionales cuando crezcan. Felipe Morales Ramírez quería construir los estadios que hacen posible el juego. También soñaba con hospitales, autopistas y grandes infraestructuras urbanas. “Desde niño quise construir cosas grandes”, dijo Morales Ramírez. “Era bueno dibujando y sólo quería saber cómo construirlo”. Persiguió ese sueño durante su adolescencia y más allá.