Yale Climate Connections
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With hurricane season right around the corner, we’re thrilled to introduce a brand-new writer to our Eye on the Storm coverage for the 2026 season. Irene Sans, Eye on the Storm’s new meteorologist, comes to us from Florida, where she has over a decade of experience. Irene will be covering extreme weather in both English and Spanish.
Irene is one of the few Spanish-speaking meteorologists in the U.S. who is double-certified (broadcast and digital) by the American Meteorological Society. She has worked as a deputy state meteorologist for emergency management in Florida and has been a meteorologist for broadcast television and radio stations in Spanish and English across the United States and Latin America.
Spanish-speaking audiences are among the most alarmed about climate change – and also the most vulnerable to heat waves, poor air quality days, floods, and hurricanes. But few U.S. media outlets serve these audiences.
