Aimee Gabay

Aimee Gabay

Live Science Contributor

Aimee Gabay is an independent journalist based in London, U.K. Focusing on land rights, nature and climate change, her reporting has appeared in Al Jazeera, Mongabay and New Scientist. 

Latest articles by Aimee Gabay

Animation of ongoing progress of the 2023 El Niño event.

What is El Niño?

By Aimee Gabay published

El Niño is a climate cycle in which waters off the tropical eastern Pacific are warmer than usual, which in turn affects global weather patterns.

Weather
World map of global temperatures in July, 2023.

This was the hottest summer ever recorded on Earth

By Aimee Gabay published

June through August 2023 were the hottest three months ever recorded, according to the World Meteorological Organization.

Climate change
aerial view of lake powell with low water level with desert surrounding and mountains behind

Will the US run out of water?

By Aimee Gabay published

"The issue is not about running out of water, it's about having water in the right place," Lis Mullin Bernhardt, from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), told Live Science.

Climate change
aerial view of chicago and lake michigan at sunset

Another major US city is sinking, and this time it's due to 'underground climate change'

By Aimee Gabay published

The ground beneath Chicago is deforming as a result of heat leaking from underground structures — a phenomenon dubbed a "silent hazard" for cities across the globe.

Climate change
an elephant hanging by its feet from a crane with another tranquilized lying on the ground

'Airborne' elephant dangles from a crane by its feet in award-winning photo

By Aimee Gabay published

"Translocations have come to symbolize the mixed feelings I have about our relationship with the natural world," photographer Marcus Westberg said.

Elephants
the remains of the peak of a mountain in the swiss alps , with snow covered sides and a landslide in the center

Climate change causes a mountain peak frozen for thousands of years to collapse

By Aimee Gabay published

Fluchthorn in the Silvretta Alps is now around 60 feet (19 m) shorter than it was before — and more mountains are expected to follow suit as temperatures thaw the permafrost holding them together.

Climate change