Rachel Ramirez - Writer, CNN Digital
Rachel Ramirez
Writer, CNN Digital
Rachel Ramirez is a general assignment writer on CNN's Climate team, covering climate change and environmental justice.
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Giraffes are up next on the endangered species list, US wildlife officials say
Nov 20, 2024
Giraffe populations are declining at such an alarming rate — from habitat loss, poaching, urbanization and climate change-fueled drought — that US wildlife officials announced a proposal on Wednesday to help protect several of the species.
Every hurricane this season was turbocharged and made more intense than it should have been, study finds
Nov 20, 2024
Every hurricane in the Atlantic was made more intense, part of a growing trend for Earth’s most powerful storms, two new analyses have found.
How drought is ruining Christmas in the Northeast
Nov 15, 2024
More than a quarter of the Northeast has been experiencing severe to extreme drought conditions with little to no rain for weeks now, according to the latest US Drought Monitor.
More than 1 in 3 tree species are at risk of going extinct, new analysis shows
Oct 28, 2024
The number of trees threatened with extinction is more than double the number of all birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians threatened combined, according to the assessment.
Helene was supercharged by ultra-warm water made up to 500 times more likely by global warming, study finds
Oct 23, 2024
Climate change fueled abnormally high temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico and worsened Hurricane Helene’s winds and rain causing ‘massive damage,’ scientists found.
As parts of Florida went dark from Helene and Milton, the lights stayed on in this net-zero, storm-proof community
Oct 13, 2024
While the newly developed storm-proof homes have endured a few storms since people moved in last year, Hurricanes Helene and Milton put those features to the test.
What Hurricane Helene’s 500-mile path of destruction looks like
Oct 1, 2024
Hurricane Helene has laid waste to the southeastern United States. Its sheer wind force and deadly floods left behind a path of destruction stretching over 500 miles from Florida to the Southern Appalachians.
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The latest on the aftermath of Hurricane Helene
Oct 1, 2024
Dozens are dead across multiple Southeastern states after Hurricane Helene made landfall on Thursday. Follow here for the latest.
Hurricanes have changed. The way we prepare for them should, too.
Sep 24, 2024
Hurricane preparedness, and the way people perceive storms, needs to change as hurricanes get stronger, wetter and intensify faster.
The largest dam removal project in the US is completed – a major win for Indigenous tribes
Sep 1, 2024
The Klamath River dams removal project was a significant win for tribal nations on the Oregon-California border who for decades have fought to restore the river back to its natural state.
Scientists have more evidence to explain why billions of crabs vanished around Alaska
Aug 21, 2024
Warmer, ice-free conditions in the southeast Bering Sea are roughly 200 times more likely now than before humans began burning planet-warming fossil fuels.
Hundreds of people may have died from heat in one Arizona county
Jul 24, 2024
Hundreds of people may have died from heat in Arizona’s Maricopa County amid another record-breaking summer in the state.
Rising seas wiped out an entire US species for the first time. Scientists say it’s a sign of things to come
Jul 14, 2024
The species’ population collapsed at an alarming rate over the last 10 years, starved by a salty sea swallowing its homeland in the Florida Keys.
US heat wave turns deadly as high temperatures continue to scorch the West
Jul 9, 2024
More than 50 million people across the US are under heat alerts amid a brutal heat wave that has shattered records and caused multiple deaths across the West.
About
Rachel Ramirez is a general assignment writer on CNN’s Climate team, covering climate change and environmental justice. She focuses on breaking news, trending stories, and deeply-reported narratives that help CNN readers understand how the climate crisis affects all aspects of their lives.
Prior to joining CNN in 2021, Ramirez spent a year freelance writing for other publications including Vox, HuffPost, The Guardian, Grist, Financial Times, and more.
She is the co-founder of the Asian American Journalists Association’s Pacific Islander Task Force. Currently based in New York City, Ramirez was born and raised on the island of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, a US territory just north of Guam.
