Katarina Samurović

Katarina Samurović is an environmental analyst and a freelance science writer. She has a special interest in biodiversity, ecoclimatology, biogeography, trees, and insects.
A view across a forest with dead trees from a prolonged drought in California.

How a Changing Climate is Affecting Forests in the Western United States

Katarina Samurović

Drought, more intense fires, and invasive species are changing the forest landscapes in Western United States.

The beaver faces the camera. Its tail extends to the right and is cocked on its side, making the paddle-shape more visible.

Building It Back – Beaver Reintroductions Across the World

Katarina Samurović

Since the 1920s, beavers have been artificially re-introduced to many habitats across their former range.

Photo of the Caldor Fire on the evening of September 9, 2021

Pyrocene: the Age of Fire?

Katarina Samurović

Climate change and human activities are creating record wildfire seasons.

Crow siting on a chain link fence.

The Growth of Crows in Cities

Katarina Samurović

Since the 1960s, more and more crows have been abandoning their rural winter roosts in favor of cities and towns.

Map showing the world's ocean gyres. Source: NOAA.

How Ocean Currents Move Pollution Around the World

Katarina Samurović

How does pollution from plastic, trash, and oil spills move around Earth's oceans?