Ginger Zee
Ginger Zee is the chief meteorologist and managing editor of the climate unit at ABC News. Zee has been there before, during and after almost every major natural disaster, reporting for “Good Morning America” and across ABC News broadcasts and digital platforms. From Hurricane Katrina to recently being in the eye wall of Hurricane Ian, Zee has covered wildfires from California, France and Australia, blizzards across the nation and tornado outbreaks from Alabama to Oklahoma. Zee has employed her lifelong passion for the atmosphere and married it with compassion and humanity, as these stories are always about the people the storm impacts.
Zee has also hosted several climate specials for ABC News Live and has a recurring climate segment called “It’s Not Too Late” on ABC News Live Prime. She is committed to being the conduit for the latest science in the climate crisis and the solutions around the world. From the 2023 Florida Keys mass coral bleaching event to the carbon capture “co2 vacuums in the sky” in Iceland to the complexity of the mega-drought plaguing Lake Mead and Lake Powell, the sea level rise impacts from the Maldives to Maryland, showcasing the faces of human-induced climate change is important to Zee.
Zee’s passion does not stop with storm chasing and climate. Her love of adventure has taken her and ABC News viewers across the world. She has gone parahawking in Nepal, flown a drone into the fissure of a volcano in Iceland, hiked the largest cave in the world in Vietnam, paraglided from the Himalayas to the Andes, dove with sharks in the Bahamas, flown with NOAA’s hurricane hunters into Hurricane Lee, explored the 275 waterfalls of Iguazú Falls in Argentina plus Victoria Falls in Africa, as well as skydiving, ice boat racing and surfing live on “GMA.”
Prior to joining ABC News, she was a meteorologist at NBC station WMAQ-Channel 5 in Chicago from 2006-2011, also filling in for several NBC and MSNBC News programs. Before that assignment, Zee worked at WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she was part of Storm Team 8, also covering the environment, science and the impact of weather throughout West Michigan. From 2003-2005, Zee worked at WEYI NBC 25 in Flint, Michigan. She began her career at WLAV FM/ WXMI in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and at WYIN PBS Merrillville, Indiana.
Zee, who has storm chased since college, has a genuine passion for the atmosphere and a dedication to getting young people interested in science. Zee lent her voice to Dr. Zephyr Skye, the storm-chasing alien in Disney Junior’s hit show “Miles from Tomorrowland.” Additionally, Zee and her husband, Ben Aaron, star in “Renovation Realities: Ben & Ginger” on DIY Network. Additionally, Zee co-hosts an ABC weekend show called “Hearts of Heroes,” shining a light on first responders. She hosted two seasons of her creation and original digital series “Food Forecast.”
She is the author of five books, including the bestseller “Natural Disaster” (2017) and her recent memoir “A Little Closer to Home: How I Found the Calm After the Storm” (2022), along with a trilogy of middle grade books based in STEM called “Chasing Helicity.”
The Emmy® Award and Murrow-winning meteorologist was inducted into the Weather Hall of Fame. Zee attended Valparaiso University and holds a Bachelor of Science in meteorology. She also served as an adjunct professor at the University from 2008-2011. Zee also holds the CBM Seal for Meteorology. She resides in New York City.
Follow Ginger on Twitter: @ginger_Zee; her Facebook fan page is Facebook.com/gingerzeetv.
