@denisechow

Reporter @NBCNews, covering climate change & general science. 🚀 Tips: [email protected] | @aaja member, 🇨🇦 transplant, book nerd, bad news bear.

 New York, NY
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Joined November 2008
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The Artemis II astronauts are now on their way to the launch pad!
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Family members of the four Artemis II astronauts have arrived to send them off.
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Spotted on the drive in to Kennedy Space Center 👀 SpaceX’s Gigabay under construction. The company will eventually build Starships there.
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A summer of extreme heat, from those who lived it ☀️🔥😓 #nbcnewsart illos + edit by me, with @denisechow! nbcnews.com/science/environm…

Days and days and days of heat, from the people who lived it

In the U.S., a slew of heat records have been toppled this summer. Some places saw temperatures exceed 110F for weeks on end.

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"Here's why Hurricane Lee is alarming even if it doesn’t make landfall" by @D_Arkin, @DeniseChow and @ErinNMcGarry for @NBCNews: nbcnews.com/news/weather/hur…

Here's why Hurricane Lee is alarming even if it doesn’t make landfall

Lee is the latest storm to accelerate at a breakneck pace partly because ocean temperatures continue to warm, giving hurricanes the energy they need to gain speed and power.

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Incredible investigation by the @nytimes into groundwater depletion: nytimes.com/interactive/2023… Bravo @rjnskl, @cflav, @BlackiLi & @Eli_Mur 👏👏👏

America Is Using Up Its Groundwater Like There’s No Tomorrow (Published 2023)

Unchecked overuse is draining and damaging aquifers nationwide, a data investigation by the New York Times revealed, threatening millions of people and America’s status as a food superpower.

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@TomNamako22 Aug 2023
Wildfires, hurricanes and heat: The U.S. is getting hit by extreme weather from all sides @denisechow @evanbush nbcnews.com/science/science-… via @nbcnews

Wildfires, hurricanes and heat: The U.S. is getting hit by extreme weather from all sides

Climate scientists say it’s an all-too-real look at how global warming increases the risks — and consequences — of the deadly events.

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“The intensity of this caught everybody by surprise,” he said. “I mean, it caught me by surprise and I study climate change for a living.” nbcnews.com/science/science-…

Extreme disasters are overwhelming safety systems not designed for climate-fueled events

From California floods to Maui fires, safety systems that were sometimes designed decades ago are getting overwhelmed by disasters on a scale that was previously hard to imagine.

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@NBCNews16 Aug 2023
Authorities are still working to understand what could have been done to better protect communities across Maui. But the fires have renewed discussions about climate resilience — on the island and across the world. nbcnews.com/science/science-…

Extreme disasters are overwhelming safety systems not designed for climate-fueled events

From California floods to Maui fires, safety systems that were sometimes designed decades ago are getting overwhelmed by disasters on a scale that was previously hard to imagine.

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“Transparency around scientific uncertainty is bad because the public is too stupid to understand” always backfires and is cynical and wrong. People followed the story of the LK-99 RTSC claim as if it was the Super Bowl because they are smart, not because they are stupid.
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Are you a scientist who has been following the superconductor news/efforts to replicate? If so, I want to talk! DM are open
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NBC Guild@nbcnewsguild2 Aug 2023
It’s been three years since we started bargaining with @NBCNews, but they *still* refuse to give us just cause, which every single other @NYGuild shop has in their contract. @cesarconde_ @RBlumenstein @janelleNBC @libbyleist & @CatherineKimNY we demand just cause, no exceptions.
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@TomNamako20 Jul 2023
As temperatures spike, so do cases of second- and third-degree burns @denisechow @ErinNBCNews @MarParNews: nbcnews.com/science/science-… via @nbcnews

As temperatures spike, so do cases of second- and third-degree burns

The burns typically occur when people fall or pass out on sun-scorched pavement and other hot surfaces, which can exceed 160 degrees.

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@tab_delete19 Jul 2023
BREAKING: Stanford president to resign his post, retract “at least” 3 papers, after our reporting in @StanfordDaily exposed multiple papers with data manipulation and his refusal to retract studies when given opportunities over the course of 2 decades. stanforddaily.com/2023/07/19…

Stanford president resigns over manipulated research

Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne will resign effective Aug. 31. He will also retract or issue lengthy corrections to five widely cited papers for which he was principal author after a Stanfo...

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If record warm low is confusing…try this. Imagine it not cooling off at night. Like, at all…still blazing hot. That’s what happened in Phoenix. At what’s typically the coldest point in the day—it wasn’t. #ClimateEmergency #ClimateActionNow
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@NWSPhoenix19 Jul 2023
🌡️All-Time Record Broken: Phoenix broke the all-time record warm low this morning with 97°F. Previous record of 96°F was set back in 2003. While Sky Harbor is a warm spot, several locations around the greater metro area experienced lows in the 90s this morning. #azwx
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Joe Murphy@JoeMurph18 Jun 2023
NEW: An interactive map showing new @USCensusBureau data detailing how vulnerable to extreme heat your census tract is, alongside @FirstStreetFdn data showing how hot it is where you live. With @DeniseChow and @ChetDHill nbcnews.com/data-graphics/ma…
A census tract map zoomed in on Brooklyn, New York, which is shaded mostly red, which means the people who live there are more vulnerable to extreme heat. There's a panel with more information about the highlighted census tract, tract 137 in Kings County: "3,173 residents, 84% vulnerable to extreme heat. 31 days above 90° per year currently, an estimated 48 in 30 years. Six days above 100° per year currently, an estimated 13 in 30 years."

ALT A census tract map zoomed in on Brooklyn, New York, which is shaded mostly red, which means the people who live there are more vulnerable to extreme heat. There's a panel with more information about the highlighted census tract, tract 137 in Kings County: "3,173 residents, 84% vulnerable to extreme heat. 31 days above 90° per year currently, an estimated 48 in 30 years. Six days above 100° per year currently, an estimated 13 in 30 years."

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Kimmy@kimmythepooh8 Jun 2023
my latest, w/the awesome @Nicolemarie_A: Despite advisories across all 5 boroughs, many delivery workers said they couldn’t afford to miss work, particularly since there is currently no min wage requirement for many who operate as independent contractors. nbcnews.com/news/asian-ameri…

10 hours in the smoke: NYC delivery workers say they had 'no choice' but to work

“If you’re out for long periods of time, you feel your breathing become more difficult. It starts to hurt,” one delivery worker told NBC News.

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please help, if you can!! 🙏 and i stand in solidarity with my friends and colleagues in southwest florida 👊
Kate Cimini@k_cimini31 May 2023
We aim to remind Gannett where the value in its company lies - its workers. Help us take a stand on June 5. gofundme.com/f/the-newspress…

Donate to The News-Press, Naples Daily News walk-out, organized by Kate Cimini

The reporters and photographers for The News-Press and The Naples Daily News ar… Kate Cimini needs your support for The News-Press, Naples Daily News walk-out

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NBC: In coastal Bangladesh, climate change devastates women’s reproductive health nbcnews.com/science/environm… @nbcnews @NBCNewsPictures @fabeha_monir @Miraajripon @denisechow #photojournalism #photography #journalism

In coastal Bangladesh, climate change devastates women’s reproductive health

The region’s low-lying river delta can do only so much to stave off the rising sea, where even a few millimeters per year mean saltier water that wreaks havoc on coastal communities.

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