Pragathi Ravi
@pragathiravi.bsky.social
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Science journalist. Currently at New York University. Grantee- Pulitzer Centre, earth journalism network and Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Multiple attempts to contact NOAA were met with a standard email that mentioned they remain “dedicated to our mission to provide scientific information and tools necessary for productive, sustainable, and healthy marine ecosystems and coastal communities in our region.”

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Months After Trump’s Firing Of Federal “Climate Proofers”, Millions Are Still At Risk
Budget cuts at federal agencies such as NOAA doesn't just impact employees, but puts the millions who rely on their essential services at risk.
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When spinach seed crops started wilting in the Pacific Northwest, pathologist Lindsey du Toit began hunting for a solution. Now, her team has found a wild spinach variety from Central Asia that can resist the wilt-causing pathogen. My latest- share.google/Fb5QDrvRatXi...
The Spinach Is Wilting - Offrange
Fusarium wilt is a destructive fungal disease that has long vexed spinach seed farmers in the Pacific Northwest. Researchers may have found a fix.
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Jaws' release in 1975 haunted the reputation of sharks worldwide. But a generation of scientists helped turn the tide.

My story for @nytimes.com

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/s...
Fifty Years After ‘Jaws,’ Shark Science Is Still Surfacing
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Today, the first images from the world's largest digital camera at Vera C. Rubin Observatory were finally unveiled!

Read about the new observatory and its unique science goals in my article for BBC Sky at Night Magazine: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/vera-c-...
Vera C Rubin Observatory first images | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
After months of tests and calibration, the Rubin Observatory camera’s first images are unveiled, showing the Lagoon Nebula and Virgo Cluster.
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Hello, is this available for an August 1 move-in?
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Thanks so much, Lauren :)
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Salt production in India is undertaken by thousands of workers who spend hours in the sun, even during heatwaves. This has caused chronic kidney dysfunction among them.

In my first for @inthesetimes.com, I write about this disease burden.
inthesetimes.com/article/cost...
The Cost Of Salt
India’s salt-production industry has seen massive growth over the past 75 years, but the working conditions of the country’s salt pan workers are deteriorating.
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This is horrible. I don't even know what to say. Some of our most key polar data.

"As a result, the level of services for affected products below will be reduced to Basic—meaning they will remain accessible but may not be actively maintained, updated, or fully supported."

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Effective May 5, 2025, NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) will decommission its snow and ice data products from the Coasts, Oceans, and Geophysics Science Division (COGS). As a result, the level of services for affected products below will be reduced to Basic—meaning they will remain accessible but may not be actively maintained, updated, or fully supported. This includes Sea Ice Index, Snow Data Assimilation System (SNODAS) Data Products, Glacier Photograph Collection, U.S. National Ice Center Arctic Sea Ice Charts and Climatologies in Gridded Format Gridded Monthly Sea Ice Extent and Concentration, 1850 Onward World Glacier Inventory. If you rely on these products in your work, research, education, or planning, we invite you to share your story at nsidc@nsidc.org. Your input can help us demonstrate the importance of these data sets and advocate for future support.
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Hi Colleen, I'm a freelance journalist working on climate justice. Would love to say hi to you after the session!
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Hi shravya, I'm a freelancer and a grad student of science journalism at NYU. Would love to meet you at SEJ and know more about your work!
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Hi Clare, this is Pragathi Ravi, a freelance journalist who is part of NYU's Science, Health and Reporting Program. I'm at SEJ and would love to meet you and say hi!
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Most of India's electricity comes from coal-fired power plants. For @Eos.org, Scienceline's @pragathiravi.bsky.social explores possible consequences of these plants for the country's agriculture.
Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants May Lower Crop Yields in India - Eos
Nitrogen dioxide may reduce wheat and rice crops by more than 10%, according to a new study.
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