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Covers:  Climate, science, tech, energy, policy, health, politics, space
Journalist @NBCnews Climate Unit '22 @columbiajourn

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Nidhi Sharma is a climate, science, tech, and policy journalist living in working in NYC. Previously, she attended Columbia Journalism School and has reported for Popular Science, NBC News, Live Science, and Chemical Engineering Progress (CEP), a trade publication covering technology and engineering.

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California bill would force large companies to disclose greenhouse gas emissions

California bill would force large companies to disclose greenhouse gas emissions

A first-of-its-kind bill that would require large companies operating in California to publicly disclose thei…

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'Peak oil' could be on the horizon, but new fossil fuel projects are pushing ahead

'Peak oil' could be on the horizon, but new fossil fuel projects are pushing ahead

Demand for fossil fuels is set to peak by the end of the decade, according to a new projection from the Inter…

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With boos, a pushback on climate denialism at the first GOP debate

With boos, a pushback on climate denialism at the first GOP debate

Vivek Ramaswamy's claim that the climate agenda is a hoax was offset by China-focused ideas on reducing emiss…

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U.S. hurricane deaths concentrated in vulnerable counties, research finds

U.S. hurricane deaths concentrated in vulnerable counties, research finds

People in socially vulnerable counties have accounted for the vast majority of deaths from hurricanes in the …

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With students back in classrooms, schools work to deal with ongoing heat

With students back in classrooms, schools work to deal with ongoing heat

Following the hottest July on record, school districts in some of the most sweltering cities in the United St…

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A Mississippi community takes on a U.K. energy giant over pollution concerns

A Mississippi community takes on a U.K. energy giant over pollution concerns

During the last weeks of July, a handful of residents from Gloster, a majority-Black, low-income community in…

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Human head transplants’ gory, Frankenstein-esque history

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Paging Dr. Frankenstein. The concept of human head transplants has been explored since the early 20th century, with recent experiments showing surgical feasibility but ethical and logistical challenges. Early experiments with primate head transplants, such as those conducted by American neurosurgeon Robert White in the 1970s, resulted in paralyzed subjects due to the inability to fuse spinal cords.
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Appalachians in Kentucky struggle to recover from a barrage of disasters Original

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Eastern Kentucky is historically prone to flooding. As wet air rises against the Appalachian mountains, it naturally releases moisture into the valleys below. But when extreme rainfall encounters the mountainous topography, water is rapidly channeled into low-lying areas and can wash out the region's many creeks and streams.
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Hurricane risk in Florida is escalating. Flood insurance is harder to get.

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| NBC News Verified
But hurricane risk in Florida is escalating as human-caused climate change warms the atmosphere and raises sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico. Hotter conditions are trapping moisture and fueling hurricane intensification, creating wetter, more powerful hurricanes that leave Florida increasingly vulnerable to storm damage.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Local magazine intern.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No, sadly.

How is social media changing news?

More immediacy, less accuracy.