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Ada Wood

Content Writer and Weekend Editor

Ada Wood

Ada Wood is a digital content writer and weekend editor for The Weather Channel. She's an Atlanta native and has been a reporter for seven years. Read full biography

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How a major solar storm could knock out GPS and power grids

Solar storms send charged particles toward Earth that can disrupt GPS navigation, military and emergency radios, and the electrical grid, an expert says. Andrew Gerrard of the New Jersey Institute of Technology says most storms are a minor nuisance, but a Carrington-level event could take a decade to recover from. A 1989 storm knocked out Quebec’s power grid, and in 2012 a storm on the scale of the historic 1859 Carrington Event missed Earth by nine days.

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How a solar storm could drastically affect life on Earth

This expert breaks down some space weather from the tiniest, practically unnoticeable storms to a global catastrophe.

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Deadly floods slam Spain’s Catalonia region, killing two

Flash flooding across Spain’s Catalonia region, including the city of Barcelona, has left streets and homes under water, killing at least two people. Others are missing, and emergency crews carried out about 90 rescues in one town, and flights, trains and roads were disrupted.

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Weather Of The World: October 4

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Elk wades at sunset

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Bull elk wades through Yellowstone Lake with a sunset sky

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Tips for stargazing when the city sky won't go dark

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How to spot more stars in a light-polluted city sky

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Best man paddles to wedding

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Best man paddles through flooding to reach wedding

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Eclipse seasons explained: Why it seems like there are so many eclipses lately

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Why are there so many eclipses? It's not because they're more common

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Cleaning your gutters is one of the most dangerous things you can do this fall

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About Ada

[email protected]

Hometown

Atlanta, Georgia

Educational Background

B.A. in Journalism from Georgia State University

B.A. in Political Science from Georgia State University

What I Do

Content Writer and Weekend Editor

How I Got To The Weather Company

I have been a reporter for seven years. Publications I've previously worked for include CNN, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Atlanta magazine, The Bitter Southerner and freelancing at multiple other publications. 

During my time at CNN, I covered topics of science, space and wellness. As a freelancer, I covered stories about the environment and climate change. I began working for The Weather Company in April 2026.

What I Love About Working for The Weather Company

I’m extremely passionate about all of the things we have the opportunity to write on: science, space, nature, environment and more.

I enjoy exploring the stories that science and climate teach us about our natural world and how it influences the way we live in it. Our planet is precious; the more we can know about it and how to show it love, the better. 

Favorite Weather Areas

Climate change and the science of nature

Favorite Core Weather Memory

I was probably about five years old, walking with my mother home from the pool on a warm sunny day. Suddenly, a wall of rain appeared behind us, making its way toward us, and I could see a clear divide between the weather where I stood and something completely different feet away. It felt like something magical. As it poured down, still wet from my time in the pool, I jumped and laughed and stomped in the puddles as they began to form. 

I think sometimes a lot of things lose their magic as adulthood takes hold. But the beauty of weather and the natural world still keeps that childlike charm of something greater than we can understand — at least if you’re not one of the meteorologists on our team. 

Social Media

LinkedIn | Email

Favorite Weather Condition

A warm spring day, when everything is in bloom

Favorite Movie

Sinners

Favorite Book

The Game of Thrones series

Memorable/Current Work