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Sofia Moutinho is a reporting fellow for Columbia Journalism Investigations, an investigative reporting unit at the Columbia Journalism School.

Illustration of two scenes: woman of color in Arizona on a hot day and man of color in Florida on a hot day.
Posted inHidden Epidemics

Dangerous heat, unequal consequences

by Sofia Moutinho and Elisabeth Gawthrop January 19, 2021April 17, 2023

This story also appeared in Columbia Journalism Investigations Mario Wilcox won’t set out in the summer without an emergency kit in his car trunk: a cooler with an ice pack and a blanket. He learned this improvised life saver from his time in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars; ice and a wet cloth can cool […]

Illustration of a man from the Carolinas has an infection from vibrio.
Posted inHidden Epidemics

Deadly bacteria lurk in coastal waters. Climate change increases the risks.

Sammy Fretwell by Ali Raj, Sofia Moutinho, Veronica Penney, Kristen Lombardi and Sammy Fretwell October 20, 2020April 17, 2023

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