Maggie Quinlan is a journalist from the United States. She studied climate communication at the University of Hamburg as part of the Erasmus Mundus Master’s in Journalism programme. Before graduate school, she worked as a reporter and editor in Washington and Texas, where she focused on criminal justice, climate issues, and contentious legislation.

What does The Odyssey tell us about climate change?
August was the world’s hottest month on record, and Europe continues to experience historic drought. During this extreme summer, Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film adaptation has