@RubyMellen

International and climate journalist. Former extreme weather and climate reporter @washingtonpost

 Washington, DC
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Joined February 2011
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Look at this, a team effort between a Wash Post foreign correspondent and a sportswriter — both representing sections about to be gutted by @JeffBezos. It's about a Milanese revolt against ICE's presence at the Olympics. wapo.st/3LZUTRw

ICE at Olympics angers Milan mayor, who says agency’s image is ‘terrible’

A routine role for ICE around next month’s Winter Olympics has drawn ire in Italy, amid President Donald Trump’s sprawling immigration crackdown.

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Hi @JeffBezos. We will never forget your support for our essential work documenting the war in Ukraine, which still rages. Your wife has called our team “badass beacons of hope.” We risk our lives for the stories our readers demand. Please believe in us and #SaveThePost.
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A better way to fight wildfires could lie in the sky, reports @RubyMellen and @PostGraphics Dylan Moriarty -- and doesn't involve water washingtonpost.com/climate-s…

Satellites and drone swarms: The new high-tech quest to fight wildfires

A nonprofit is sending satellites into space to detect wildfire with unprecedented precision.

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As hundreds of wildfires burn across Canada, @RubyMellen writes, the country's landscape may never look the same washingtonpost.com/weather/2…

Canada’s forests may be burning faster than they can grow back

The hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada may forever transform the country’s landscape — but some fire experts say that might not be a bad thing.

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So proud of @RubyMellen and the whole Washington Post team for their critical work on Gaza this year. Please read this piece, and the whole package of work, which was just a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. washingtonpost.com/world/int…

Gaza’s uncounted dead

The true death toll in Gaza may be impossible to know until the war is over. These are the stories of those whose deaths have not yet been recorded.

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Wildfires have always burned in the South. Here’s why they’re getting worse. Latest w/@RubyMellen from a smoky, smoldering western North Carolina washingtonpost.com/climate-e…

Here’s where Americans are increasingly at risk for wildfires

Storm debris, population growth and dry conditions are all contributing to a vicious fire season in the South.

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U.S. wildfires are getting worse in a place that might surprise you. (Hint: hurricanes have something to do with it.) @RubyMellen traveled there, and teamed up with @brady_dennis to capture what it's like as the blazes rage washingtonpost.com/climate-e…

Here’s where Americans are increasingly at risk for wildfires

Storm debris, population growth and dry conditions are all contributing to a vicious fire season in the South.

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“In this environment of surveillance, Syrians improvised. They developed a code allowing them to discuss everything from everyday commerce to fears for their families, even veiled criticisms of the regime.“ @RubyMellen & @MohamdEch on speech under Assad wapo.st/3ZMZut3

To evade Assad’s secret police, Syrians developed a code language

Fear of the regime was so pervasive that Syrians felt they could never speak freely, even in their own homes.

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Images of a starving Palestinian boy went viral.The attention saved him. A painful, deeply human story by @RubyMellen and @joesnell03 — editing by the amazing @reemakkad washingtonpost.com/world/int…

Images of a starving Palestinian boy went viral. The attention saved him.

Six-year-old Fadi al-Zant, a starving Palestinian boy, was saved by a viral photo during the Gaza hunger crisis.

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When it comes to setting the thermostat for rentals, U.S. landlords have to make sure they stay warm enough in winter. But few places compel them to ensure they stay cool in summer. There's a fight on to change that. By @RubyMellen and @philipcheungphoto washingtonpost.com/climate-e…

The fight to make landlords turn down the thermostat

As the U.S. increasingly endures lengthy heatwaves, there’s a push for tenants to be protected from extreme heat - regulations similar to those many states have enacted for the cold.

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It is so hot out West right now that medical helicopters, which are critical to make emergency rescues there, can't fly under some circumstances. Read this sobering dispatch from @RubyMellen washingtonpost.com/climate-e…

As extreme heat bakes the West, emergency helicopters struggle to fly

Extreme heat, like the intense wave blanketing the West right now, is affecting the way rescue helicopters can carry out their missions.

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Please consider voting for this important project that I was a part of to be recognized in this year's Webby awards, alongside a great team @reemakkad @RubyMellen @StrekKasia @ZoeannMurphy @yutaochenn + the Ukrainian families who shared their stories vote.webbyawards.com/PublicV…
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What caused the Morocco earthquake and what made it so deadly, with graphics/maps by Samuel Granados and @juledurg , text by @RubyMellen washingtonpost.com/world/202…

What caused the Morocco earthquake and what made it so deadly

Though rare, large earthquakes are not completely unknown to central Morocco.

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Mapping why Libya’s floods were so deadly, another visual story by @RubyMellen @KarklisCarto @juledurg Samuel Granados and @stillmand washingtonpost.com/world/202…

See why Libya’s floods were so deadly in maps and videos

Eastern Libya’s weak infrastructure and low-lying geography made it especially vulnerable to catastrophic flooding.

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The annual revival of one of the strangest renders I have ever created professionally. Also a fascinating and perennially timely collaboration with the mighty @RubyMellen. Public service piece, so skip the paywall, jump in and break a sweat washingtonpost.com/world/int…
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What extreme heat does to the human body via @RubyMellen @wneff washingtonpost.com/world/int…

What extreme heat does to the human body

Deadly heat waves have swept the globe, and the trends are prompting doomsday questions: Will parts of the world soon become too hot to live in?

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🧵This is not a drill! The paywall is down this week across @washingtonpost , which means you can read as many articles as you want! Just enter your email address when prompted. Here are some of the stories I worked on recently that you can read for free until June 29:
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Putin’s war has backfired in so many ways, but historically the breach he personally has caused btw Russians and Ukrainians (starting in 2014 if not earlier) is a catastrophic mistake to be measured in millennia. ⁦@RubyMellen⁩ ⁦@ZoeannMurphy⁩ washingtonpost.com/world/int…

Ukraine’s cultural counteroffensive: The rush to erase Russia’s imprint

In one of the most profound examples of how President Vladimir Putin’s invasion has backfired, Ukrainians are now trying to erase Russia from their landscape.

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A beautiful thread about a beautiful person and the closeness of colleagues working together in this environment — how we rely on each other, need each other, love each other, know each other and always, always live in fear of losing each other. RIP Arman.
Daphne Rousseau@daphnerousseau10 May 2023
Arman, C'est toi sur cette table de métal froid. Oui je vais commencer par le pire. Je vais commencer par ce que c'est aussi que cette horreur de guerre en Ukraine. Car je crois que personne d'autre que toi ne le savait mieux, le corps et l'âme dedans, au quotidien.
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CLEAN CARS, HIDDEN TOLL: The underbelly of electric vehicles. What goes into making EVs, where it comes from and at what human cost. From @asteckelberg @hannahdormido @RubyMellen @dataeditor and @catebrown12 washingtonpost.com/world/int…

The underbelly of electric vehicles

Mining and processing the minerals needed to meet the growing demand for EVs can be costly for workers, local communities and the environment.

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