Rosanna Xia: Telling the Story of Sea Level Rise

"Telling the story of sea level rise: Lessons from a Los Angeles Times reporter," a lecture by Rosanna Xia.

About the Speaker

Rosanna Xia is an environmental reporter for The Los Angeles Times, where she specializes in stories about the coast and ocean. Her work spans feature writing to investigative reporting and engages themes of climate and social justice. She was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2020 for explanatory reporting on sea level rise, which inspired the work that culminated in her award-winning book, California Against the Sea. Her writing has been anthologized in the Best American Science and Nature Writing series.

Lead event sponsor: SSFM International

Event co-sponsors: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Institute for Sustainability and Resilience

The Better Tomorrow Speaker Series is a joint venture of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation, Kaiāulu by Kamehameha Schools, the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, and the UH Foundation.

Series sponsors include the Learning Coalition and the Ulupono Initiative.

Host or Publisher Better Tomorrow Speaker Series