Ruxandra Guidi, Author at High Country News https://www.hcn.org A nonprofit independent magazine of unblinking journalism that shines a light on all of the complexities of the West. Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:01:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-HCN_Logo-Monogram_White_Sq-2-32x32.png Ruxandra Guidi, Author at High Country News https://www.hcn.org 32 32 229054741 Urban wildfires shouldn’t surprise us https://www.hcn.org/articles/urban-wildfires-shouldnt-surprise-us/ Fri, 14 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=331703

Southern California is jolted into a new reality.

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]]> 331703 Los incendios urbanos no deberían sorprendernos https://www.hcn.org/articles/los-incendios-urbanos-no-deberian-sorprendernos/ Fri, 14 Feb 2025 08:59:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=331705

El sur de California se ve sacudido a una nueva realidad.

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]]> 331705 What an ancient saguaro can teach us https://www.hcn.org/issues/57-1/what-an-ancient-saguaro-can-teach-us/ Wed, 01 Jan 2025 08:35:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=330407 The “Grandpa” saguaro at Catalina State Park in Tucson, Arizona, in 2022.

A ‘grandpa’ desert keystone species has seen more than you have.

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]]> 330407 Lo que un antiguo saguaro puede enseñarnos https://www.hcn.org/issues/57-1/lo-que-un-antiguo-saguaro-puede-ensenarnos/ Wed, 01 Jan 2025 08:32:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=330656 The “Grandpa” saguaro at Catalina State Park in Tucson, Arizona, in 2022.

Un 'abuelo' del desierto que ha visto mucho más que tú

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]]> 330656 Audio: How nature can thrive despite human impact https://www.hcn.org/articles/audio-how-nature-can-thrive-despite-human-impact/ Wed, 27 Nov 2024 15:18:28 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=329962

What disturbance-loving plants teach.

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]]> 329962 Audio: What do we really learn from trail cams? https://www.hcn.org/articles/audio-what-do-we-really-learn-from-trail-cams/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=328523

Documenting wildlife can bring us back to nature.

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]]> 328523 The absolute urgency of voting with the climate in mind https://www.hcn.org/articles/the-absolute-urgency-of-voting-with-the-climate-in-mind/ Mon, 23 Sep 2024 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=328272

Though it’s been urgent for years.

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]]> 328272 Can words help us out of climate despair and toward repair? https://www.hcn.org/issues/can-words-help-us-out-of-climate-despair-and-toward-repair/ Thu, 01 Aug 2024 07:20:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=326826 Stargazing party at the Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter Observatory.

How naming the climate struggle matters.

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]]> 326826 Audio: What’s so funny about climate change? https://www.hcn.org/articles/audio-whats-so-funny-about-climate-change/ Fri, 26 Jul 2024 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=326890

Resorting to absurdity can make people care.

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]]> 326890 Audio: Undoing the dams https://www.hcn.org/articles/audio-undoing-the-dams/ Wed, 19 Jun 2024 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=326040

Bringing flow back to Western waterways.

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