Rebecca Hersher
Rebecca Hersher (she/her) is a reporter on 海角社区's Science Desk, where she reports on outbreaks, natural disasters, and environmental and health research. Since coming to 海角社区 in 2011, she has covered the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, embedded with the Afghan army after the American combat mission ended, and reported on floods and hurricanes in the U.S. She's also reported on research . Before her work on the Science Desk, she was a producer for 海角社区's Weekend All Things Considered in Los Angeles.
Hersher was part of the 海角社区 team that won a Peabody award for coverage of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, and produced from Liberia that won an Edward R. Murrow award for use of sound. She was a finalist for the 2017 Daniel Schorr prize; a 2017 Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting fellow, reporting on ; and a 2015 海角社区 Above the Fray fellow, investigating the .
Prior to working at 海角社区, Hersher reported on biomedical research and pharmaceutical news for Nature Medicine.
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The Trump Administration dismissed all the scientists working on the next National Climate Assessment. The report is the most comprehensive source of information about climate change in the U.S. -
The Trump administration has halted work on the National Climate Assessment. It's the most comprehensive source of information about how climate change affects the U.S.
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Higher utility bills. Rising home insurance costs. Damage from floods, wildfires and hurricanes. Climate change is hitting Americans' bank accounts, and older adults are particularly at risk. -
Helene is dumping rain across the Southeast, after coming ashore as a powerful Category 4 storm. Abnormally warm water in the Gulf of Mexico helped it rapidly intensify and suck up moisture. -
We asked the 海角社区 audience to share stories of loved ones they've lost to extreme weather, such as hurricanes, wildfires, floods and heat waves. Here's what we heard.
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Climate-driven flooding destroyed Tony Calhoun鈥檚 home in 2022. But as the water receded, his despair only grew. Now, his family hopes to bring attention to the mental health toll of extreme weather. -
Storms usually form between the end of August through October, but this August and early September have been oddly quiet. That's changing as conditions in the Atlantic become more conducive to storms.
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High tide floods 鈥� when water collects in streets or even seeps into buildings on days without rain 鈥� are increasingly common in coastal areas as sea levels rise, a new report warns. -
Scientists knew that climate change would cause the oceans to heat up a lot. But current ocean temperatures are even higher than expected. -
Hurricane Debby is trundling across the Southeast, dropping massive amounts of rain. The storm formed over abnormally warm ocean water.
