Jacob Margolis
Science Reporter
(he/him)
Jacob Margolis is a science reporter and podcast host whose work currently focuses on climate change and disasters.
He created, wrote and hosted the LAist Studios podcasts, The Big One: Your Survival Guide and The Big Burn: How To Survive In The Age of Wildfires.
He was part of the team that won the 2021 Investigative Reporters and Editors Audio Journalism Award for the series "Hot Days: Heat’s Mounting Death Toll On Workers In The U.S."
Before disasters, his reporting took him all across our galaxy, as he dove deep on space exploration.
When he’s not reporting, he’s in the garden and spending time with his family in Los Angeles, where he grew up.
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You might not want to bother making plans to travel over major mountain passes for at least the next few days. -
It’s got to do with where the air is coming from.
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High winds, high surface, snow and ice at unusually low elevations. Buckle in.
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It’s rare to see a storm like this, which could bring snow to places it’s not normally seen.
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Doing just a couple of things now could help you better recover after the disaster.
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No, it has nothing to do with the crafts the U.S. government just shot down.
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Experts are still trying to determine the extent of the damage.
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Yes, we could still see some pretty wildflowers.
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The building you're in might be more vulnerable than you realize.
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It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when.
Stories by Jacob Margolis
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