CNN Profiles - Rachel Ramirez - Writer, CNN Digital

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The world promised to cut greenhouse gas emissions. These countries aren't meeting their targets.
Tired but determined, 5 young activists continue their hunger strike outside the White House
Weather whiplash: A series of storms could ease California drought, but also unleash flood hazards
Wildfire smoke contributes to more deaths in the Eastern US than the West, study shows
The West's historic drought in 3 maps
The world plans to produce far more fossil fuel than it should to stay under dangerous climate limits, UN says
This site is an important piece of Filipino American history. Climate change is destroying it.
La Niña is about to take the Southwest drought from bad to worse
The drought in California this summer was the worst on record
Our underwater future: What sea level rise will look like around the globe
Scientists looked at more than 100,000 studies and found the world has a giant climate-crisis blind spot
Climate crisis is 'single biggest health threat facing humanity,' WHO says, calling on world leaders to act
5 alternative energy sources to speed our transition away from fossil fuels
Why ending our dependence on fossil fuels is so challenging
Want to help the climate crisis? Don't toss your old iPhone, fix it
The 7 most devastating climate disasters of summer 2021
Democrats say a Civilian Climate Corps will create jobs. Here's how it could work.
Climate change is intensifying the US border crisis. It will only get worse
Millions of deaths could be avoided under new air quality guidelines, WHO says
The planet is on a 'catastrophic' global warming path, UN report shows
Most in the developed world think the US is doing a bad job on climate, Pew poll finds
How extreme heat hits our most vulnerable communities the hardest
227 people were killed defending the environment last year, a new report shows. That's a record.
Majority of remaining fossil fuels must stay in the ground to limit climate crisis below critical threshold, study shows

About

Rachel Ramirez is a general assignment writer on CNN's Climate team, covering climate change and environmental justice. She focuses on breaking news, trending stories, and deeply-reported narratives that help CNN readers understand how the climate crisis affects all aspects of their lives.
Prior to joining CNN in 2021, Ramirez spent a year freelance writing for other publications including Vox, HuffPost, The Guardian, Grist, Financial Times, and more.
She is the co-founder of the Asian American Journalists Association's Pacific Islander Task Force. Currently based in New York City, Ramirez was born and raised on the island of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, a US territory just north of Guam.