Katie Hartin
Staff Writer
Discipline: Political Ecology
Research Interests: Pastoralist livelihood diversification in East Africa, resilience and mobility, sustainability and adaptability, visualizing data.
If you were a box of cereal what would you be and why: Honey Nut Cheerios, probably the store brand though: not too healthy, not too sweet, but totally (artificially) nutty.
What did you want to be when you grew up: princess —> fashion designer —> veterinarian —> teacher —> a happy person.
Where are you right now: Coffee angel - one of the stops on my daily coffee shop route ‘round Edinburgh. Highly caffeinated individual seeks space to build productivity bomb.
Tell us something about another staff writer: Victoria Masney and I love all things sweet. We debate the nuances of chocolate bar brands and the subtleties of cupcake flavors.
Every seven to eight years or so, a major global weather event occurs – El Niño. Caused by a natural rise in oceanic temperatures in the eastern Pacific Ocean, El Niño triggers extreme drought and severe flooding across many parts of the world, but particularly in poorer countries.