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Christopher Poulsen

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Kennewick, Pasco
As seen in: KEPR-TV (Pasco, WA), Color Research & Application, Nature, Wiley Online Library, Science Magazine, DEV Community, KOMO-TV (Seattle, WA), WJLA-TV (Arlington, VA), WPEC-TV (West Palm Beach, FL), KATU-TV (Portland, OR), WBMA-TV (Birmingham, AL) and
Covers:  Local news, specializing in stories of human interest or non-profits doing good things around Tri-Cities.
Doesn't Cover: Sports, unless it's related to the Special Olympics. Because that's kind of my beat.
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I've always asked questions, now I just make money for it.

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Remembering Nichelle: Beloved disabilities advocate passes Friday

Remembering Nichelle: Beloved disabilities advocate passes Friday

KENNEWICK, Wash. -- The Tri-Cities lost a woman known and loved by many Friday. Advocates say Nichelle Alfaro…

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Kennewick's new international market also sponsors refugee families

Kennewick's new international market also sponsors refugee families

An international crowd showed up at the grand-opening of a store aiming to enhance and expand Tri-Cities acce…

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Kennewick mom honors son's legacy with random acts of kindness

Kennewick mom honors son's legacy with random acts of kindness

Annie Ackerman-Brown told Action News she's using the loss of her beloved son as the catalyst behind performi…

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Overflowing area food bank needs more hungry mouths to feed

Overflowing area food bank needs more hungry mouths to feed

KENNEWICK, Wash. -- A lesser-known food bank in our area needs your help, but instead of donations they tell …

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Young Chiawana graduate in medically induced coma after cardiac arrest

Young Chiawana graduate in medically induced coma after cardiac arrest

PASCO, Wash. -- A Pasco family is at their son's bedside in a Utah hospital after the young athlete went into…

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Nonverbal man with severe autism jailed as last resort

Nonverbal man with severe autism jailed as last resort

PASCO, Wash. (KEPR) - A Franklin County man went to jail in late January, even though county prosecutors don'…

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By Christopher Poulsen Verified
| DEV Community
#kotlin #blockchain #opensource #go Hey everyone! I’m looking for more contributors for my open source project: Avisen. If you’re interested in Kotlin, Go, decentralized networks, blockchain, or supporting independent journalism, check out our website or join our discord! Read next Deepak Kumar - Feb 27 Tristan Elliott - Feb 4 We're a place where coders share, stay up-to-date and grow their careers.
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Coupled decline in ocean pH and carbonate saturation during the Palaeocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum - Nature Geoscience

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By Mingsong Li, Lee Kump, Andy Ridgwell, Gregory J. Hakim, Christopher Poulsen Verified
| Nature Verified
Abstract The Palaeocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum, a climate event 56 million years ago, was characterized by rapid carbon release and extensive ocean acidification. However, our understanding of acidification and the evolution of ocean saturation states continues to be hindered by considerable uncertainties, primarily stemming from the limited availability of proxy data.
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Where did they come from, where did they go? Niche conservatism in woody and herbaceous plants and implications for plant‐based paleoclimatic reconstructions

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By Selena Smith, Christopher Poulsen Verified, Zack J. Quirk, R. Paul Acosta
| Wiley Online Library Verified
Niches are the ecological conditions that constrain a species to a particular habitat and role within it (Wiens and Graham, 2005; Wiens et al., 2010; Jablonski et al., 2013; Pocheville, 2015; Polechová and Storch, 2017), conceptualized by the different sets of conditions needed for a species to persist in an environment. Two predominant concepts are discussed in the literature: Grinellian and Hutchinsonian niches.
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How is social media changing news?

It's keeping us on our toes. Instead of just trying to make it to the scene first, we're trying to make it to the scene, get the best shot for Facebook live and get the story posted to the web before the competition.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Bridget Jones

Why did you become a journalist?

In first grade I won an award for "Asking and thinking of good questions". This may have been a passive-aggressive dig from an exhausted teacher but I enjoy the memory. I love reporting because it gives me a chance to ask questions and become an expert on something new every day.