Nina R. Dietz
@ninardietz.bsky.social
Environmental journalist, covering climate change and it's intersection with human and planetary health... Or as I like to call it, "Documenting the Apocalypse." Dangerously curious, proudly nerdy, dog obsessed, voracious reader, & outdoors enthusiast
Visualizing heat 🔥 Bologna photographer @michelelapini.bsky.social took pictures with his iPhone and a thermal sensor to document temperatures in homes, offices, and public spaces this summer to highlight the invisible injustice of extreme heat. buff.ly/eWXZa5f
Revealing the Invisible Injustice of Extreme Heat - Inside Climate News
Thermal imaging shows how people experience scorching heat varies depending on their circumstance.
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we spent months reporting in Altadena for @insideclimatenews.org and found outside parties have advanced development faster than owners of homes that burned in Eaton Fire Upwards of 300 new structures, from what families call “predatory” developers, have been approved; wt @ninardietz.bsky.social
New California Law Aims to Stop 'Predatory' Developers from Moving In on Wildfire-Ravaged Community - Inside Climate News
As many as 200 to 300 new structures have been permitted in Altadena, but homeowners who survived the Eaton Fire are struggling to rebuild.
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We spent months interviewing locals, pouring over sale records, permit applications, and changing regulations, for @insideclimatenews.org on the way developers and financial constraints are impacting the Altadena rebuild. Another great collaboration with the unflappable @stevenrodas.bsky.social!
New California Law Aims to Stop 'Predatory' Developers from Moving In on Wildfire-Ravaged Community - Inside Climate News
As many as 200 to 300 new structures have been permitted in Altadena, but homeowners who survived the Eaton Fire are struggling to rebuild.
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You’ve seen the "godzilla" El Niño headlines, but do you know what it means for you and where you live? And why exactly is everyone freaking out about it anyway? If you're looking for answers, @weatherwest.bsky.social breaks down what to expect in this historic El Niño (for @insideclimatenews.org)
Incoming El Niño Is so Extreme It Doesn’t Have a Scientific Name - Inside Climate News
As a record breaking El Niño continues to grow in the Eastern Pacific, climate scientist Daniel Swain explains what may be in store for the next year as we brace for an El Niño “so far above anything ...
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As a record breaking El Niño continues to grow in the Pacific, @weatherwest.bsky.social explains what may be in store for the next year as we brace for an El Niño “so far above anything we've previously seen, it doesn't even fit on the same axis.” (@ninardietz.bsky.social for @insideclimatenews.org)
Incoming El Niño Is so Extreme It Doesn’t Have a Scientific Name - Inside Climate News
As a record breaking El Niño continues to grow in the Eastern Pacific, climate scientist Daniel Swain explains what may be in store for the next year as we brace for an El Niño “so far above anything ...
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Thank you to all the speakers — David Akana (@mongabay.com), @geoffdembicki.bsky.social (@desmog.com), @ninardietz.bsky.social, Jazzmin Jiwa, and @jskoff.bsky.social (@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social) — who shared their climate stories at our panel yesterday at the Narrative Change Summit.
I'm thrilled to share that I am among the 2026 CCNow Journalism Award winners for my series, After the Fires! I’m honored so many people trusted me with their stories and to be among such inspiring company. Thank you to @insideclimatenews.org, @pulitzercenter.org and everyone who made this possible!
Covering Climate Now@coveringclimatenow.org · 4w ago📣 CCNow is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2026 CCNow Journalism Awards! Our awards program honors excellent reporting on many critical dimensions of the climate story. Together, their work constitutes the leading edge of climate storytelling. ...🧵↓
📣 CCNow is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2026 CCNow Journalism Awards! Our awards program honors excellent reporting on many critical dimensions of the climate story. Together, their work constitutes the leading edge of climate storytelling. ...🧵↓
2025 was a year that defied summary. On the one hand, my own body tried to kill me. Repeatedly. On the other hand, I did some of my best work with Inside Climate News, and even had an image featured in the Pulitzer Center 2025 Year in Photos. 1/🧵
2025 Year in Photos
A collection of the most memorable photos from the Pulitzer Center in 2025
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Natural disasters are devastating even when you are young, healthy, and financially stable. My latest article asks what happens to people who were already struggling to juggle health and family when disaster strikes? insideclimatenews.org/news/0911202...
For Many Disabled Fire Victims in Los Angeles, a Continuing Trauma - Inside Climate News
“Inflammation from these exposures is not just about cancer or asthma,” says one advocate for disabled people. “It’s neurological, it’s everything.”
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For the third installment in After The Fires, groundbreaking air quality researcher Nick Spada gave an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the dedication, expertise, and chaos tolerance required to unravel the mystery of LA fire smoke's composition and its devastating impact on those exposed.
After the Fires - Inside Climate News
The health risks following the L.A. wildfires that destroyed Pacific Palisades and Altadena
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For my second story in the After the Fires series, I had the opportunity to get to know two families connected by the shared love of a house. 1/🧵 insideclimatenews.org/news/0806202...
A Neighborhood Burned, a Home Saved, a Future in Question - Inside Climate News
Firefighters, heroic tenants and a change of winds spared a home on Quadro Vecchio Drive in Los Angeles during the January wildfires. What comes next for the home—and the families who love it—is compl...
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insideclimatenews.org/news/2505202... My series After the Fires has been quietly in the works since the end of January. Now, thanks to the support of @pulitzercenter.bsky.social and @insideclimatenews.org the time has come to share the first installment! 1/🧵
After the LA Fires, Scientists Study the Toxins Left Behind - Inside Climate News
Researchers from Harvard and universities in California and Texas are studying the long-term effects of the Eaton and Palisades fires on air, water, soils and surfaces of properties that didn’t burn.
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Another update: Some people were asking about the risk to NCBI data. @ninardietz.bsky.social sent info that the 1000 genomes data is mirrored in the EU at EMBL-EBI (European MicroBiology Lab - European Bioinformatics Institute) and is open access. www.internationalgenome.org/data
Data | 1000 Genomes
IGSR shares data files from many studies via our FTP site. To make it easier to find the files you want, we present key data sets in our data portal.
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Morning all! Thanks to @ninardietz.bsky.social we've gotten a pre-scrub backup of all CDC Atlas data tables. I need help though. This data has been spread everywhere & I'm not sure all the places it's gone. Would anyone want to create a spreadsheet of CDC datasets in official archives/repos?
Penn is getting a lot of questions about Data Refuge. That effort no longer exists, but several efforts are currently active. I've created a doc from what I & others have suggested. I'll update as I hear more. Feel free to share or suggest: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Data Rescue Efforts
Data / Website Rescue Efforts End of Term Crawl - The main coordinated effort to archive websites, but datasets have been more of a challenge. EDGI - They have been focused on environmental data. A ...
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In light of the current war on science, I am sharing some amazing research I've encountered while reporting my latest project! First up, the PROMINENT Grand Challenge: an international team investigating the cancer promoter hypothesis. Find their video linked below! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaAv...
Unlocking Cancer Secrets with Peto’s Paradox. Cancer Grand Challenges: Introducing Team PROMINENT
YouTube video by UCSF Cancer
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Checked on the article I wrote about Juneteenth in 2023… ”under review”
Jennifer Goff, PhD@jlgoff.bsky.social · 2y agoI want to expand on the extent to which IDEAA materials have been purged: I wrote an article last year for women’s history month on the history of women in antimicrobial development….DELETED.
I say we throw out the 2020's and start again. Thing have clearly gone very very wrong. And yes. This is real. I checked.
Meagan Hatcher-Mays@importantmeagan.bsky.social · 2y agolook I’m no messaging expert but it seems like the American people might be interested to know that Donald Trump just gave our social security numbers to a teen called BigBalls
For @insideclimatenews.org . In a Q&A, Pasadena therapist Cate Parker shares knowledge on trauma, provides resources, offers insight into post-disaster community mental health, and explores how Angelenos are reevaluating climate risks following the LA fires. insideclimatenews.org/news/2801202...
LA Fire Victims Have Become ‘Dysregulated,’ Making it Hard to Focus and Make Decisions - Inside Climate News
A psychotherapist in Pasadena who was evacuated from her home says fire victims and most others in Los Angeles must begin by “re-finding a sense of safety” through connecting with others and taking ca...
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So in a moment of serendipity, an article I’ve been working on for months for @insideclimatenews.org about the role of faith communities in grappling with climate change came out yesterday, both the first night of Hanukkah and Christmas Day! 1/🧵 insideclimatenews.org/news/2512202...
Grief, Hope, Joy: Faith in the Time of Climate Change - Inside Climate News
Leaders from different spiritual traditions share their unique approaches to wrestling with existential climate fears.
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Recently, I got to cover Camp Small, Baltimore's municipal lumber yard, for Science Friday. Last night, Camp Small caught fire. The fire was so big, it forced road closures. This morning, the area continues to smolder. This is a sad day for Baltimore. prod.cdn.everyaction.com/emails/van/E...
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