Katrina Miller,

Katrina Miller is a reporter on the science desk of The New York Times as a member of the 2023-2024 class of Times fellows, a program for early career journalists. She covers space, physics, and the intersection of science and society. Miller earned her Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago and has written for Wired, Scientific American, Symmetry Magazine, and Physics Today. Before becoming a physicist, she was a lifelong writer and graduated from Duke University with a B.Sc. in physics in 2016. Journalistic Ethics: Miller's scientific training has prepared her well for her role as a reporter. She observes and investigates, then reports on what she finds regardless of her initial hypothesis, adhering to the standards of integrity outlined in The New York Times' Ethical Journalism Handbook. Miller is contactable via email at katrina.miller@nytimes.com and anonymous tips can be submitted to nytimes.com/tips.

Biography:  https://www.nytimes.com/by/katrina-miller

95%

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The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

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Conflicts of Interest

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Contradictions

90%

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  • Auroras might be seen as far south as Alabama later Saturday.
  • Auroras will be visible again on Saturday night.
  • Signs of a severe geomagnetic storm were first observed by scientists at 12:37 p.m. ET on Friday.
  • Solar flares caused the biggest geomagnetic storm in two decades

Deceptions

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Recent Articles

Historic Solar Storm Brings Auroras to Alabama and California, Disruptions Imminent

Historic Solar Storm Brings Auroras to Alabama and California, Disruptions Imminent

Broke On: Friday, 10 May 2024 A historic solar storm, the most powerful in over two decades, is currently impacting Earth with potential disruptions to communications, power grids, and navigation systems. Observed since Wednesday, this storm has produced multiple strong flares and coronal mass ejections that are expected to reach Earth on Sunday at speeds of four million miles per hour. The storm may cause auroras as far south as Alabama and Northern California while threatening infrastructure such as GPS, radio communications, and power grids.
Spectacular Northern Lights Dazzle North America and Europe: Strongest Solar Storm since 2003

Spectacular Northern Lights Dazzle North America and Europe: Strongest Solar Storm since 2003

Broke On: Friday, 10 May 2024 A powerful geomagnetic storm on May 10, 2024, triggered by a massive solar flare or coronal mass ejection (CME), caused rare northern lights to be visible as far south as Alabama and the Pacific Northwest. The storm was the strongest one to reach Earth since October 2003 and could interfere with power grids, communications, and navigations systems through the weekend.