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Looking Back at 2013: Photos of Climate Chaos, Natural Disasters, Heartache and Hope

Brendan DeMelle DeSmog
By Brendan DeMelle
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Today, we wrap up 2013 with a slideshow of photographs taken this past year by DeSmog contributor Julie Dermansky. Weโ€™re grateful to have Julie on our team, and as you can see from her photographs, she witnessed some awe-inspiring and awful scenes inย 2013.

A self-described Accidental Chronicler of Climate Change, Julie lives in New Orleans and has traveled the globe reporting on some of the most important stories of our times through her photojournalism and writing โ€” Hurricanes Katrina and Ivan, Superstorm Sandy, earthquake-ravaged Haiti, the BP Gulf oil disaster, war-torn Iraq, genocide in Rwanda and lotsย more.

She joined DeSmogBlog in August, and quickly became an invaluable member of our team with her in-depth multimedia coverage of the Louisiana sinkhole, the battle over the southern half of Keystone XL, the fracking bonanza in Texas, the ongoing fallout of the BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico andย more.

Sit back and take a journey through Julieโ€™s lens as we remember some of the biggest disasters and climate stories ofย 2013.

By Brendan DeMelle
Brendan DeMelle DeSmog
Brendan is Executive Director of DeSmog. He is also a writer focused on disinformation and corporate accountability.

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