Alysha Ulrich | Climatific | Climate Science Made Simple

Alysha Ulrich

Alysha Ulrich is an Energy Efficiency Engineer at Ecometric. Alysha has a B.S. in Earth Science & Policy from the Pennsylvania State University Schreyer Honors College. She is a published researcher through Stanford University and the Pennsylvania State University. She loves watermelon, spending time outdoors, and Reddit.

Transportation

Get In, Loser. We're Going Electric.

Sep 30, 2026

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6 min read

Get In, Loser. We're Going Electric.

Surely that's what Regina George meant to say, right?

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Human Health

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My Hate Letter to Ticks

Aug 11, 2026

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5 min read

My Hate Letter to Ticks

And climate change, for that matter...

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Human Health

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What's Climate Change Got to do With a Wildfire?

Jul 28, 2026

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5 min read

What's Climate Change Got to do With a Wildfire?

The news headlines aren't blowing smoke.

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Human Health

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We're Dropping It Like It's Hot, and Not in a Good Way.

Jul 14, 2026

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4 min read

We're Dropping It Like It's Hot, and Not in a Good Way.

I don't think this is what Snoop Dogg had in mind.

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Carbon & Emissions

What Gym Class and Carbon Sinks Have in Common

May 26, 2026

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5 min read

What Gym Class and Carbon Sinks Have in Common

Please tell me someone else remembers this game.

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Carbon & Emissions

CO2: The Attention Hog of all Climate Conversations

May 19, 2026

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4 min read

CO2: The Attention Hog of all Climate Conversations

There's one in every crowd, eh?

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Energy

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Shocking News: Water and Electricity Are The Perfect Pair

Apr 28, 2026

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4 min read

Shocking News: Water and Electricity Are The Perfect Pair

That turbine is really turning the tide on energy production.

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Happy Earth Day, Climatific!

Apr 21, 2026

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5 min read

Happy Earth Day, Climatific!

Which I'll use any day as a prelude to the slightly less happy (but equally important!!) Overshoot Day.

Energy

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Take A Ride on the Solarcoaster with Ted Gallagher

Apr 7, 2026

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6 min read

Take A Ride on the Solarcoaster with Ted Gallagher

No, we didn't make that word up! But we did just learn about it and are looking for every excuse to use it.

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Human Health

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Understanding the Endangerment Finding, Made Simple (with Benjamin DeAngelo)

Mar 4, 2026

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5 min read

Understanding the Endangerment Finding, Made Simple (with Benjamin DeAngelo)

Spoiler: The thing that's endangered is your health, and the reason that matters is, well, reread this sentence.

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Plants & Forests

Roses are Red, Violets are Blue- Yes a Warming Climate is Impacting Them, Too

Feb 17, 2026

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8 min read

Roses are Red, Violets are Blue- Yes a Warming Climate is Impacting Them, Too

Don't worry- we'll spare you the heartbreak.

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Culture & Everyday Life

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What Does A Warming Climate Mean for the Winter Olympic Games?

Feb 13, 2026

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11 min read

What Does A Warming Climate Mean for the Winter Olympic Games?

When you wanted to queue up "Let it Snow" but got "Ice, Ice Baby" instead.

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Extreme Weather

The Effects of Global "Weirding" on Winter Weather

Feb 3, 2026

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9 min read

The Effects of Global "Weirding" on Winter Weather

Nope- that's not a typo.

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Debunking Three Common Myths About Climate Change

Jan 20, 2026

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11 min read

Debunking Three Common Myths About Climate Change

Putting the sense back in the scientific consensus.

Extreme Weather

Why Climate Change Gives Wind Extra Gust-o

Jan 13, 2026

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9 min read

Why Climate Change Gives Wind Extra Gust-o

There are an obnoxious number of wind puns ahead. Warning: they all blow.

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Policy & Politics

Why Climate Change Is So Politicized, And How It Wasn't Always This Way

Jan 6, 2026

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10 min read

Why Climate Change Is So Politicized, And How It Wasn't Always This Way

It's time to rewrite the script.

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2025 Climate Wrapped: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Dec 30, 2025

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6 min read

2025 Climate Wrapped: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Renewable energy, climate costs, and coral bleaching... oh my!

Carbon & Emissions

Greenhouse Gases are Like Christmas Cookies- They're Best in Moderation

Dec 23, 2025

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13 min read

Greenhouse Gases are Like Christmas Cookies- They're Best in Moderation

Unless we're talking about peanut butter blossom cookies. Then all bets are off.

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