Kasha Patel

Washington, D.C.

Editor and writer focusing on weather, climate change and the environment.

Education: Wake Forest University, BS in Chemistry; Boston University, MS in Science Journalism

Kasha Patel is the deputy weather editor for the Capital Weather Gang at The Washington Post, covering weather, climate change and the environment. Before joining The Post, she produced news stories, videos and features about the Earth sciences, climate change and satellite research for NASA. She specialized in topics at the intersection of the environment and public health, such as tracking infectious diseases from space. Patel also has significant on-screen experience, appearing on the Weather Channel and BBC, among others. She hosted an award-winning miniseries on NASA TV highlighting Ear
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Ancient DNA shows what Greenland may have looked like 2 million years ago

Study finds evidence of more than 100 plants and animals in northern Greenland, including the extinct elephant-like mastodon.

December 7, 2022

Less attractive, less picky: How mating is changing in a hotter world

Leave it to climate change to teach us that looks aren’t everything.

November 28, 2022

    Why some animals are swiping left thanks to climate change

    Animals and humans are shifting how they select mates as greenhouse emissions raise global temperatures and warm our world.

    November 28, 2022

    Can’t go to the moon? This crater in Canada is the next best thing.

    You may have never heard of Mistastin crater in the northern part of the Newfoundland and Labrador province, but there are a few reasons it is a good match to the moon.

    November 16, 2022

    After Ian, Florida’s waterways could remain polluted for months

    Many of the Florida’s toughest post-hurricane challenges are linked to failed sewage systems, which unload harmful bacteria and viruses.

    November 2, 2022

      Fact-checking ‘The Rings of Power’ volcano scene

      Mount Doom's eruption in "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" rocked Middle Earth. Here's what Amazon's take on Tolkien can teach us about volcanoes.

      October 21, 2022

        The science behind the volcano scene in ‘The Rings of Power’

        Mount Doom's eruption in "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" rocked Middle Earth. Here's what Amazon's take on Tolkien can teach us about volcanoes.

        October 17, 2022

        Could Mount Doom exist? The volcano science behind ‘The Rings of Power.’

        Volcanologists explain the feasibility of a Mount Doom eruption and offer a more realistic creation story for Mordor.

        October 13, 2022

        Drought is dulling fall foliage, but there are still vibrant pockets

        This year’s fall flock may be slightly duller than usual in many places due to an exceptionally hot and dry summer across much of the country

        October 7, 2022

        Florida’s waterways contaminated post-Ian, posing health risks

        Hurricane Ian washed organic matter and contaminants into waterways — and researchers worry degraded water quality could damage aquatic ecosystems for weeks or months and pose a short-term danger to human health.

        October 5, 2022