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Yessenia Funes

Yessenia Funes

Yessenia Funes is an environmental journalist telling stories of society's most oppressed. She's been published in The Guardian, Yale Climate Connections, The Verge, Vox, and more. Think of this newsletter as a digital postcard from a friend.
In My Head, Neurons Blaze

In My Head, Neurons Blaze

5 min read
A stream of thoughts from yours truly — on history, weather, and how they all come together.
Fuck Paradise

Fuck Paradise

5 min read
I choose hardship. I choose creative imagination. I choose soul.
Stay Open

Stay Open

4 min read
Donald Trump will be president again. We cannot succumb to despair.
You Can't Escape the Flames

You Can't Escape the Flames

5 min read
I saw a wildfire burning while at a wedding upstate. It won't be long until the flames come for us all.
Protect Whom?

Protect Whom?

3 min read
As world leaders gather in Colombia in an effort to save biodiversity, how are they factoring in the people already dying to protect it?