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Nele Jensch

Freelance journalist and picture editor

Nele Jensch works as a reporter and picture editor for DW. She also regularly writes for the German newspaper, Tagesspiegel.

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Featured stories by Nele Jensch

A hand holding an embalmed butterfly

Ecuador: Climate change threatening local butterflies, and therefore humans too

Researchers are studying butterflies in the Amazon region. Their findings are neither surprising nor encouraging.
ClimateApril 28, 20248 images
Apple blossoms on a tree, covered in frost and snow

European farmers battling 'devastating' spring frost

A late spring cold snap has fruit growers and winemakers in Germany and Europe worried for this year's harvest.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 26, 202410 images
This aerial photograph shows a flooded island after heavy rains in Qingyuan

Heavy rain, floods swamp south China

At least four people have already died and tens of thousands have been evacuated amid heavy rain and landslides.
CatastropheApril 23, 20248 images
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People walking through a shallow lake

From Death Valley desert to ephemeral lake

From Death Valley desert to ephemeral lake

Death Valley is one of Earth's driest places. But after heavy rainfall, visitors can splash around in a temporary lake.
TravelMarch 3, 202410 images
Under a huge sacred tree, Indigenous Arhuaco people chew coca and reflect on the future of Colombia's mythical Sierra Nevada

Climate change threatens Colombia's Indigenous groups

Climate change threatens Colombia's Indigenous groups

Indigenous communities, threatened by record heat and melting glaciers, are coming together to protect "Mother Nature."
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 2, 20249 images
An aerial photo shows parched land beneath a dock where water has dried up

Mediterranean region gripped by disastrous drought

Mediterranean region gripped by disastrous drought

The drought has Southern Europe and North Africa firmly in its grip. The situation could get even worse in spring.
ClimateFebruary 29, 20249 images
USA Waldbrände Texas Oklahoma

Wildfires in the US: Texas declares state of emergency

Wildfires in the US: Texas declares state of emergency

Severe forest fires are raging across the United States and spreading rapidly. Texas has declared a state of emergency.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 28, 20248 images
A person in a red coat seen from far away walking in a snowy landscape

Europe: Snow from Scandinavia to Spain

Europe: Snow from Scandinavia to Spain

Winter has the continent firmly in its grip. In Germany, dry winter weather has provided some relief in flooded areas.
OffbeatJanuary 10, 202412 images
People on ladders are seen working on a giant snow sculpture depicting a person's face

Winter wonderland: China's ice city

Winter wonderland: China's ice city

An ephemeral beauty draws visitors to Harbin in northern China, where they marvel at fairy-tale ice sculptures.
OffbeatJanuary 9, 20248 images
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