Cynthia Barnett

See a ghost 'fairyland' forest reemerge in Florida Sixty years ago, these freshwater springs and forests were drowned by a 9,500-acre reservoir. Could the ecosystem finally be restored?

Drawdown at ancient (and controversial) #Florida dam results in a ghost fairyland forest reemerging. www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/... via @cynthiabarnett.bsky.social

Hundreds are dead after succumbing to Las Vegas’ heat. Here are 3 of their stories Sin City is reeling from a record summer, with extreme heat killing more of its residents than ever before.

Congrats to @alanhalaly.bsky.social for his Headliner Award in environmental writing for the @reviewjournal.com story "A Fatal Forecast," on heat deaths in Las Vegas last summer. These heartbreaking, human stories are worth a read as summer approaches: www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-... #EJUF

What's the future of solitary confinement? We are only beginning to understand what solitary confinement does to a person.

TFW a former student 3 years out of @ufjschool.bsky.social
is a National Magazine Award finalist! 🥳 Read Natalia Galicza's powerful story on solitary confinement👇. So proud of her-and appreciative of Deseret Magazine for giving great writers what they need to thrive. www.deseret.com/magazine/202...

2025 Climate Communications Summit

Can't wait to welcome Benji Backer w/ the Nature Is Nonpartisan movement to #Gainesville Thurs 2/6 for UF's annual #Climate Comms Summit. How do we bridge the climate divide? w/ @maxchesnes.bsky.social, @sjryan3.bsky.social & more. Free and open to public. Register: www.jou.ufl.edu/2025-climate...

Look forward to speaking @sunshinebookfest.bsky.social this weekend. Join us in #Gainesville to celebrate authors, #books and reading. My keynote, "Writers on the Storm," explores the power of weather and climate in literature.
#amwriting #ClimateChange #Florida sunshinestatebookfestival.com