Category Archives: environment
Through the Rubble
By Diego Salvatierra SANTIAGO—When natural disasters only affect a few, their appearance in national memory is fleeting. A massive earthquake, 8.8 on the Richter scale, struck south-central Chile on Saturday, February 27th, close to 3 am in the morning local … Continue reading
Filed under environment, media, Overseas Bureau
The End of the World
By Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins CÓRDOBA, Argentina — Running and walking are terrific ways to get to know a place. The ground-level approach allows for the assimilation of sights and sounds into one’s impression of a city or region. I’ve had a … Continue reading
Filed under culture, environment, geography, Latin America, Overseas Bureau
I (Try To) Measure Mountains
By Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins This is the “who am I, what am I doing, and where am I doing it” post. I’ll attack it sequentially. Firstly, I’m a rising junior in Branford who enjoys studying public policy. But that doesn’t mean … Continue reading
Filed under environment, geography, Latin America, Overseas Bureau
A Journalist’s Journey at COP15, But Not Without Bruises
by Erin Schutte I spent last week in Copenhagen, Denmark at the Bella Center as world leaders made an attempt at coming to an agreement on climate change. Each day, eight Yale undergraduates and I excitedly joined the masses of … Continue reading
Filed under activism, environment, United Nations
