Kyla Mandel

Mandel is a senior editor at TIME. She oversees climate, science, and space coverage.

Recent Articles

The Conservationist Saving Endangered Storks

Purnima Devi Barman and members of her community have worked to more than quadruple the population of greater adjutant storks in Assam, India.

By Kyla Mandel

How We Chose the TIME100 Climate 2024

The second annual TIME100 Climate 2024 list identifies 100 leaders driving measurable, successful, and equitable climate action

By Kyla Mandel

Michael Crow: TIME100 Climate

The first step to solving a problem is understanding it. And Michael Crow, as president of Arizona State University (ASU), is making strides when it comes to educating America’s future change-makers. Nearly two decades ago,...

By Kyla Mandel

Bill Gates: TIME100 Climate

Bill Gates is all in on nuclear power. Sixteen years ago, the mind behind Microsoft founded TerraPower with an equally visionary goal: to revolutionize America’s energy system and fight climate change. The company would do...

By Kyla Mandel

Gaurav Sant: TIME100 Climate

Gaurav Sant is the founder of Equatic, a startup building North America’s first commercial-scale ocean-based carbon removal facility. Led by Sant, who is also the Director of UCLA's Institute for Carbon Management, Equatic enhances the...

By Kyla Mandel

Restaurants Are Using Oysters to Protect NYC from Climate Change

New York City restaurants are working with the Billion Oysters Project to restore the area's oyster population in the face of climate change.

By Kyla Mandel and Video by Lisa Nho

Can Climate Warning Labels Cut Meat Consumption?

Including a climate warning label on meat dishes in a U.K. experiment reduced how often participants chose meat by 7.4%, finds a new study.

By Kyla Mandel

‘Alternative Nobel Prize’ Honors Environmental Activists

The Right Livelihood Award reminds us that around the world, standing up for the environment is a life-threatening proposition.

By Kyla Mandel

Billions Worth of Property At Risk From Climate-Fueled Fires

Some 3.3 million U.S. households—and over $11 billion worth of property—will be at risk annually from wildfires by 2050.

By Kyla Mandel

Climate Change is Changing How We Dream

A new survey reveals the types of climate dreams people in the U.S. are having.

By Kyla Mandel

July Likely To Be The Hottest Month Ever

“The extreme weather which has affected many millions of people in July is unfortunately the harsh reality of climate change."

By Kyla Mandel

World's Biggest Polluters Linked to Western Wildfires

The 88 companies responsible for the most carbon emissions are responsible for a third of forests burned in the western U.S. and Canada since 1986.

By Kyla Mandel

Scientists Are Using Sound To Unlock Our Planet’s Secrets

New data revealed by sounds normally not heard by humans are helping scientists better understand the natural world. 

By Kyla Mandel

We're Subsidizing the CO2 Emissions of Private Jets

Private jet use is booming—and highly polluting. But they aren't taxed to reflect their true climate impact.

By Kyla Mandel

All The Oscar Best Picture Nominees That Tackle Climate Change

A look back across the past four decades of Best Picture nominees shows a clear uptick in films that grapple with the climate crisis.

By Kyla Mandel

Ayisha Siddiqa Is Defending the Planet

'I was raised with the idea that the earth is a living being'

By Kyla Mandel

Where Were All the Car Ads At This Year's Super Bowl?

This year’s Super Bowl had its star-studded moments. But as far as blockbuster car advertising, it was a lackluster year compared to previous ones.

By Kyla Mandel

If Big Oil Were a Country, It Would Be...

The top 10 fossil-fuel companies generated $2.24 trillion in revenue in 2022. That would put the industry among top 10 GDP countries.

By Kyla Mandel

'Bomb Cyclone' and Other Weird Weather Words

From “bomb cyclones” to “firenados” these are the terms you should know as climate change makes the weather more extreme.

By Kyla Mandel

These Are the 2022 Earthshot Prize Winners

Prince William's Earthshot Prize awarded over $6 million to five projects seeking to solve the world’s most urgent environmental problems.

By Kyla Mandel
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