Stories by Melanie Lenart

Melanie Lenart is an environmental scientist and writer who lives in Tucson, Arizona. She initially came to Tucson to continue her studies in forests and climate, and in 2003 received a Ph.D. in Natural Resources with an emphasis in Global Change from the University of Arizona, where she now works on a variety of climate-based projects and teaches environmental writing. Her 2010 book Life in the Hothouse: How a Living Planet Survives Climate Change takes a Gaian view that the Earth is a living system to explore the interactions between plants, climate and the landscape. For more on her, see www.melanielenart.com. Follow on Twitter @MelanieLenart.