Mirjam Stiegel is a translator for Global Voices in German. Mirjam's translation of the story “Heatwave highlights climate vulnerabilities in Southeast Asia” from English to German has been nominated for the Lingua Translation Spotlight.
Once a quarter, Lingua Translation Managers select one or two outstanding translations that deserve a special round of applause. Julia Krebs, the German Lingua Translation Manager at Global Voices, commented:
Oftentimes, the lives of people so immediately and deeply affected by climate change and extreme weather conditions such as those this article highlights are not much more than a side note or an afterthought in the German-speaking media landscape. Mirjam's compelling and concise translation of Sydney [Allen]'s article helps to shine a light on these often neglected realities and helps to humanise what is seldomly more than a somber recital of catastrophes and numbers of lives lost and afflicted.
Fantastic contribution, Mirjam! Take a look at the translation on the Global Voices in German website:
Hitzewelle macht Klimaanfälligkeit Südostasiens deutlich
Mehr als 1.500 Menschen starben im letzten April in Myanmar an einem Hitzschlag
