Kyla Mandel
@kylamandel.bsky.social
Senior Editor, TIME. All things climate
“Even at the age of 16, it bothered me because I could see what was happening up there [was] that the propaganda of oil companies, and the lobbyists they hire, were selling the idea that it was going to be great for the economy, great for everybody. And I saw it differently" time.com/7317630/robe...
How Robert Redford's Oil Field Work Shaped His Activism
Robert Redford, who died Sept. 16, had a lifelong commitment to protecting the planet.
time.com
September 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
“Even at the age of 16, it bothered me because I could see what was happening up there [was] that the propaganda of oil companies, and the lobbyists they hire, were selling the idea that it was going to be great for the economy, great for everybody. And I saw it differently" time.com/7317630/robe...
TIME's annual Ocean issue is now live! Our cover story visits fishing communities in the Philippines confronted with a changing relationship with the sea.
Read here: time.com/7289533/phil...
Read here: time.com/7289533/phil...
June 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
TIME's annual Ocean issue is now live! Our cover story visits fishing communities in the Philippines confronted with a changing relationship with the sea.
Read here: time.com/7289533/phil...
Read here: time.com/7289533/phil...
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OK, this is wild.
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
May 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
OK, this is wild.
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
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Worried about losing access to US federal data that may go off-line, or already is? You’re not alone—but duplication isn’t the answer.
Many ongoing efforts have already archived key datasets and many more are ongoing. Check out these existing resources and, if you can, support their work. 🧵
Many ongoing efforts have already archived key datasets and many more are ongoing. Check out these existing resources and, if you can, support their work. 🧵
a man in a black shirt is looking at a screen with a red background
Alt: a man in a black shirt is looking at a screen with a red background
media.tenor.com
February 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Worried about losing access to US federal data that may go off-line, or already is? You’re not alone—but duplication isn’t the answer.
Many ongoing efforts have already archived key datasets and many more are ongoing. Check out these existing resources and, if you can, support their work. 🧵
Many ongoing efforts have already archived key datasets and many more are ongoing. Check out these existing resources and, if you can, support their work. 🧵
In 2024, the world was 1.6C warmer than pre-industrial temperatures.
Proud to edit such a critical story:
time.com/7205644/los-...
Proud to edit such a critical story:
time.com/7205644/los-...
L.A. Fires Show the Reality of a World with 1.5°C of Warming
The planet crosses an important temperature threshold while wildfires ravage southern California.
time.com
January 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
In 2024, the world was 1.6C warmer than pre-industrial temperatures.
Proud to edit such a critical story:
time.com/7205644/los-...
Proud to edit such a critical story:
time.com/7205644/los-...
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Spoke with Tik Root of Grist about the potential implications of tariffs on the US electric vehicle market - including how some critical and more affordable EVs could be impacted.
Check out the piece: grist.org/economics/th...
Check out the piece: grist.org/economics/th...
The climate cost of Trump's tariffs
The tariffs Trump vows to levy against Canada, Mexico, and China will make everything from heat pumps and solar panels to EVs more expensive.
grist.org
December 12, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Spoke with Tik Root of Grist about the potential implications of tariffs on the US electric vehicle market - including how some critical and more affordable EVs could be impacted.
Check out the piece: grist.org/economics/th...
Check out the piece: grist.org/economics/th...
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This piece about how the Koch brothers effectively bought a Supreme Court decision is chilling: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
How billionaire Charles Koch’s network won a 40-year war to curb regulation
A seismic Supreme Court ruling on Chevron deference ushered in a new era of diminished federal power. The next Trump administration hopes to capitalize on it.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 10, 2024 at 1:10 PM
This piece about how the Koch brothers effectively bought a Supreme Court decision is chilling: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
"Authors speculate that young adults may be more likely to face severe heat as many work outdoors in farming or construction or in factories lacking air conditioning. Small children and babies are also highly vulnerable to heat, as their sweat glands are not yet fully developed."
In Mexico, 75 percent of heat-related deaths are among people under the age of 35, a new study finds.
Read more: bit.ly/49stDlN
Read more: bit.ly/49stDlN
December 6, 2024 at 7:02 PM
"Authors speculate that young adults may be more likely to face severe heat as many work outdoors in farming or construction or in factories lacking air conditioning. Small children and babies are also highly vulnerable to heat, as their sweat glands are not yet fully developed."
"The frustration my colleagues and I feel is almost palpable."
Had the pleasure of editing this compelling piece from @petergleick.bsky.social Give it a read and share: time.com/7178677/clim...
Had the pleasure of editing this compelling piece from @petergleick.bsky.social Give it a read and share: time.com/7178677/clim...
I’m a Climate Scientist. I Refuse to Give Up Hope
We can solve the climate challenge. But I also have to acknowledge my growing worry that I’m wrong, and the remaining steep obstacles ahead.
time.com
December 4, 2024 at 3:15 PM
"The frustration my colleagues and I feel is almost palpable."
Had the pleasure of editing this compelling piece from @petergleick.bsky.social Give it a read and share: time.com/7178677/clim...
Had the pleasure of editing this compelling piece from @petergleick.bsky.social Give it a read and share: time.com/7178677/clim...
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Wow: "The FBI has been investigating a longtime Exxon Mobil consultant over the contractor's alleged role in a hack-and-leak operation that targeted hundreds of the oil company’s biggest critics," Reuters reports. It's all tied to the "Exxon knew" revelations: www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Exclusive: Exxon lobbyist investigated over hack-and-leak of environmentalist emails, sources say
The FBI has been investigating a longtime Exxon Mobil consultant over the contractor's alleged role in a hack-and-leak operation that targeted hundreds of the oil company’s biggest critics, according to three people familiar with the matter.
www.reuters.com
December 3, 2024 at 2:23 PM
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How did 3M’s “forever chemicals” end up in all of us? Sharon Lerner reports the inside story of the corporate scientists who discovered—then helped to conceal—the dangers of its chemicals.
How 3M Discovered, Then Concealed, the Dangers of Forever Chemicals
The company found its own toxic compounds in human blood—and kept selling them.
www.newyorker.com
November 30, 2024 at 9:09 PM
How did 3M’s “forever chemicals” end up in all of us? Sharon Lerner reports the inside story of the corporate scientists who discovered—then helped to conceal—the dangers of its chemicals.
Thankful for snow
November 30, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Thankful for snow
New here, gonna give this a whirl.
November 30, 2024 at 6:47 PM
New here, gonna give this a whirl.