International and climate journalist. Former extreme weather and climate reporter @washingtonpost
Joined February 2011
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Feb 6
Like so many of my talented colleagues, I was laid off from The Washington Post this week.
I grew up at The Post — eight years among inspiring writers, cartographers, animators, video and photo journalists, and editors.
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Like so many of my talented colleagues, I was laid off from The Washington Post this week.
I grew up at The Post — eight years among inspiring writers, cartographers, animators, video and photo journalists, and editors.
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I’m heartbroken, but still deeply committed to telling the most important stories of our time.
If you’re looking for a dogged reporter with experience in international, national, and climate coverage, I’m at ruby.mellen@gmail.com.
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Feb 6
And please consider donating to help our international colleagues, who are not eligible for protection under The Washington Post Guild.
gofundme.com/f/support-for-w…
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Jan 29
Look at this, a team effort between a Wash Post foreign correspondent and a sportswriter — both representing sections about to be gutted by @JeffBezos.
It's about a Milanese revolt against ICE's presence at the Olympics.
wapo.st/3LZUTRw
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Hi @JeffBezos. We will never forget your support for our essential work documenting the war in Ukraine, which still rages. Your wife has called our team “badass beacons of hope.” We risk our lives for the stories our readers demand. Please believe in us and #SaveThePost.
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1 Aug 2025
A better way to fight wildfires could lie in the sky, reports @RubyMellen and @PostGraphics Dylan Moriarty -- and doesn't involve water washingtonpost.com/climate-s…
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16 Jun 2025
As hundreds of wildfires burn across Canada, @RubyMellen writes, the country's landscape may never look the same washingtonpost.com/weather/2…
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5 May 2025
So proud of @RubyMellen and the whole Washington Post team for their critical work on Gaza this year. Please read this piece, and the whole package of work, which was just a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. washingtonpost.com/world/int…
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26 Mar 2025
Wildfires have always burned in the South. Here’s why they’re getting worse.
Latest w/@RubyMellen from a smoky, smoldering western North Carolina
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26 Mar 2025
U.S. wildfires are getting worse in a place that might surprise you. (Hint: hurricanes have something to do with it.) @RubyMellen traveled there, and teamed up with @brady_dennis to capture what it's like as the blazes rage washingtonpost.com/climate-e…
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23 Dec 2024
“In this environment of surveillance, Syrians improvised. They developed a code allowing them to discuss everything from everyday commerce to fears for their families, even veiled criticisms of the regime.“ @RubyMellen & @MohamdEch on speech under Assad wapo.st/3ZMZut3
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30 Jul 2024
Images of a starving Palestinian boy went viral.The attention saved him.
A painful, deeply human story by @RubyMellen and @joesnell03 — editing by the amazing @reemakkad washingtonpost.com/world/int…
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25 Jul 2024
When it comes to setting the thermostat for rentals, U.S. landlords have to make sure they stay warm enough in winter. But few places compel them to ensure they stay cool in summer. There's a fight on to change that. By @RubyMellen and @philipcheungphoto washingtonpost.com/climate-e…
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10 Jul 2024
It is so hot out West right now that medical helicopters, which are critical to make emergency rescues there, can't fly under some circumstances. Read this sobering dispatch from @RubyMellen washingtonpost.com/climate-e…
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3 Apr 2024
Please consider voting for this important project that I was a part of to be recognized in this year's Webby awards, alongside a great team @reemakkad @RubyMellen @StrekKasia @ZoeannMurphy @yutaochenn the Ukrainian families who shared their stories vote.webbyawards.com/PublicV…
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12 Sep 2023
What caused the Morocco earthquake and what made it so deadly, with graphics/maps by Samuel Granados and @juledurg , text by @RubyMellen
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12 Sep 2023
Mapping why Libya’s floods were so deadly, another visual story by @RubyMellen @KarklisCarto @juledurg Samuel Granados and @stillmand
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