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Steve Baragona

Steve Baragona is an award-winning multimedia journalist covering science, environment and health.

He spent eight years in molecular biology and infectious disease research before deciding that writing about science was more fun than doing it. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master’s degree in journalism in 2002.

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April 26, 2022
Retreating Coastline Forces Hard Choices on Louisiana's Gulf Coast

Rising seas from climate change are forcing difficult choices for coastal communities around the world. The southern U.S. state of Louisiana plans to spend billions restoring land it has already lost to erosion. But the plan has winners and losers. Video: Steve Baragona, Arturo Martinez
March 25, 2022
Weathering the Storm | Part 3

VOA Connect Episode 219 - In this third and final episode of Weathering the Storm, we look at the multiple efforts underway to help defend the coast of Louisiana against the ravages of climate change and other factors threatening all who live there.
March 23, 2022
Ukraine War Pushing Food Prices Even Higher

Risk of civil unrest increasing
March 23, 2022
The Impact of the Russian Invasion on Food Prices Around the World

What Russia’s war in Ukraine means for food prices around the world
February 03, 2022
‘Long COVID’ Baffles Patients, Doctors

Symptoms including brain fog, fatigue and labored breathing are affecting millions of people and keeping them from getting back to their lives
January 24, 2022
New COVID-19 Vaccine Aimed at Developing World

The Corbevax shot is inexpensive and patent-free
January 14, 2022
Developing COVID Vaccines: Squirts in the Nose, Not Shots in the Arm

Nasal spray vaccines would block the virus where it starts
January 06, 2022
Omicron Is Milder Than Delta But Nothing to Sneeze At

The less-virulent variant is extremely contagious, posing a danger to unvaccinated people
December 27, 2021
From Washington to Glasgow, Climate Action Fell Short in 2021

Emissions returned to pre-pandemic levels
December 14, 2021
First Federally Funded Climate Migration Nears Fruition

Seventy kilometers southwest of New Orleans, the first federally funded climate relocation is underway.
December 02, 2021
Omicron and Vaccines: What You Should Know

Experts expect shots will help prevent the hospitalization or death of people infected with the new variant
November 19, 2021
Baby's Superpowered Scent Can Manipulate Parents' Moods, Researchers Find

Scientists find that women, men have diametrically different reactions to chemical emitted by babies' heads
November 18, 2021
New York to Charge Drivers for Pollution, Congestion

Manhattan would be the first place in US to use congestion pricing, an idea imported from London, Milan and Singapore
October 31, 2021
UN Climate Change Conference: What's on the Table?

Slowing global warming and assisting developing nations are top concerns at climate talks
October 18, 2021
Colin Powell's Death from COVID Argues for More Vaccination, Experts Say

Powell's age and cancer made him extremely vulnerable
October 14, 2021
Weathering the Storm - Impact of climate change lingers after a devastating year in Louisiana

Louisiana is facing climate threats both acute and chronic, from the battering of more intense storms to the creeping erosion of rising sea levels
October 14, 2021
Climate Change Impacts Linger After Devastating Year in Louisiana

Two hurricanes, a freeze and a flood leave a city short of housing and workers
September 10, 2021
How Did It Come to This? Why Biden Is Mandating COVID Vaccines
August 10, 2021
COVID Vaccinations Rise in Laggard Louisiana as Delta Batters State

Vaccination rate tripled over the past month as cases spiked and growing numbers of younger patients have been hospitalized
July 29, 2021
China's 'Sponge Cities’ That Absorb Rainwater Pushed Past Limits

The country’s extreme floods show the challenges from climate change that city planners face worldwide

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