@izzygerretsen

Journalist. Write & edit for @BBC_Future. Previously at @ClimateHome, @Cnni, @TRF_Stories & @Newsweek

 London/Amsterdam
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Joined August 2013
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I'm excited to be leading @BBC_Future Planet's new one-year series #ClimateGuardians which spotlights climate solutions pioneered by women and indigenous communities in the Global South.
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"The largest factor contributing to these events is insufficient resources," says @NatEnclade. "Local agencies and resources are quickly overwhelmed by the speed and scale of these megafires."
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'It was a hellscape': The challenge of evacuating Los Angeles during wildfires

LA residents rushing to flee wildfires this week faced choke points, gridlock and the tough decision of whether to abandon their cars to the fire.

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Five images that explain why the LA fires spread so fast

From more vegetation to flying embers, the BBC Earth team look at why the fires in LA have been so intense and why they've grown so rapidly.

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It was 10:45 when she first saw the flames up in the Santa Monica Mountains. Less than eight minutes later, the fire had jumped next to a cluster of houses. Read Lucy Sherriff's first-hand account of the beginnings of the Palisades wildfire: nymag.visitlink.me/kL4LQf
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'It was a hellscape': The challenge of evacuating Los Angeles during wildfires

LA residents rushing to flee wildfires this week faced choke points, gridlock and the tough decision of whether to abandon their cars to the fire.

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The best science images of 2024 — Nature’s picks nature.com/immersive/d41586-… via @Nature

The best science images of 2024 — Nature’s picks

The best science images of 2024 — Nature’s picks

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Great investigation on @BBC_Future today about how players are cheating at Ant Forest, a game designed to help the climate bbc.com/future/article/20241…

Fake step counts and point farms: How 'addicted' gamers are cheating a Chinese app designed to help...

An acclaimed Chinese mobile app was designed to encourage green behaviour. Some of its users are gaming the system.

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Analysis: Trump election win could add 4bn tonnes to US emissions by 2030 carbonbrief.org/analysis-tru…

Analysis: Trump election win could add 4bn tonnes to US emissions by 2030 - Carbon Brief

A victory for Donald Trump in November’s presidential election could add 4bn tonnes of US emissions by 2030 compared with Joe Biden’s plans

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Simon Evans@DrSimEvans30 Oct 2024
Incredible stat: A single container ship of solar panels can provide as much electricity as more than 50 large LNG tankers of gas – or 100 large coal ships There's many more insights in IEA Energy Technology Perspectives 2024 – here's a selection 🧵 1/7
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Industrial wastelands to wildlife oases: Five nature wins that have actually worked

Nature is in rapid decline but here are five ways to make positive change.

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'We've used hallways, we've used bathrooms': How zoos protect animals when hurricanes hit

From harbouring flamingos in bathrooms to ensuring koalas' specialised foods, when hurricanes hit, zoos need contingency plans at the ready.

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Global Green@GlobalGreenGame23 Sep 2024
What if polluters footed the climate bill? @izzygerretsen bbc.com/future/article/20221… US cost the world $1.9tn in climate damages between 1990 and 2014. Next 4: China, Russia, India and Brazil – caused a further $4.1tn Combined 11% of yearly global GDP per @dartmouth #GlobalGreen

What if polluters footed the climate bill?

Should rich countries and fossil fuel companies pay for the climate losses and damages they have caused?

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'I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy': The people who work inside the eye of a hurricane

The centre of a hurricane is the focus of its power. But for scientists and early-responders, it can also offer life-saving opportunities.

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Great story by @sherrifflucy about the largest dam removal in US history and how the Yurok tribe is restoring the river bbc.com/future/article/20240…

'Anything that can be built can be taken down': The largest dam removal in US history is complete –...

The Klamath River is free of four huge dams for the first time in generations. But for the Yurok tribe, the river's restoration is only just beginning – starting with 18 billion seeds.

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Honey, not marmalade, is saving the real 'Paddington Bear' bbc.com/future/article/20240… via @BBC_Future

Honey, not marmalade, is saving the real 'Paddington Bear'

Drought and conflict with farmers are threatening Bolivia's Andean bear – the real-life Paddington Bear. Now a beekeeping project is helping protect this endangered species.

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For all those excessively excited (me) about the new Twister movie, @izzygerretsen has the inside track on real-world tornado chasers. Some apparently think their time might be coming to an end - @BBC_Future: bbc.com/future/article/20240…

'The pressure change was causing me to have contractions': What it's really like to be a tornado...

How tornadoes form remains one of nature's biggest mysteries. Meet the scientists who are chasing twisters to unlock the secrets of destructive storms.

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'The pressure change was causing me to have contractions': What it's really like to be a tornado...

How tornadoes form remains one of nature's biggest mysteries. Meet the scientists who are chasing twisters to unlock the secrets of destructive storms.

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The superbugs lurking in seas and rivers bbc.com/future/article/20240… via @BBC_Future

The superbugs lurking in seas and rivers

Drug-resistant superbugs are on the rise, prompting researchers and campaigners in the UK to call for a water system clean-up.

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Grass pitches are taking criticism at the Euros, but are there other natural alternatives? bbc.com/future/article/20240… via @BBC_Future

Grass pitches are taking criticism at the Euros, but are there other natural alternatives?

Tens of thousands of tonnes of rubber crumbs and artificial grass from pitches end up in the sea, research shows. Could natural alternatives help to stop the pollution?

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The UK's rivers are riddled with sewage pollution – new wetlands could help clean them up

As effluent from sewage works and agricultural pollution flow freely into rivers, researchers and local citizens are urgently seeking to clean up the UK's waterways.

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For @BBC_Future, I wrote about why cruising is worse for the climate than flying bbc.com/future/article/20240…

Are 'green' cruise ships good for the climate?

Many cruise companies are touting their green credentials. But can cruise ships ever be sustainable?

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