EarthLab News
NextGen Narratives | 9 Things I Learned in 9 Weeks as an EarthLab Intern
By Rohini Achal
Nature and Health Policy Intern, Summer 2023
This summer, I had the opportunity to intern for University of Washington’s (UW) EarthLab, an institute that collaborates with community to develop innovative, just, and equitable solutions to environmental challenges. One of EarthLab’s mainstay programs is their undergraduate summer internship experience, which is a cohort-based program that supports professional development and community-engaged work.
NextGen Narratives | Climate Challenges, Collective Solutions: The Story Behind Beating the Heat
By Caitlin Soler
Storytelling for Social Change Intern, Summer 2023
When we think of climate change in the Pacific Northwest, environmental impacts are increasingly at the forefront of our minds: raging wildfires, flooding, and breaking weather records. Two years ago, the Pacific Northwest Heat Dome broke heat records in cities across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, and Nevada. In many places, temperatures were 30 degrees above the seasonal average; Seattle alone measured 107°F.
