Articles by Eric Holthaus
Eric Holthaus is a meteorologist and columnist for Grist, covering climate science, policy, and solutions. He has previously written for the Wall Street Journal, Slate, and a variety of other publications.
All Articles
-
![]()
![]()
40 million Americans depend on the Colorado River. It’s drying up.
Prompted by years of drought and mismanagement, a series of urgent multi-state meetings are currently underway to renegotiate the use of the Colorado River.
-
![]()
![]()
About those ‘end-of-life-as-we-know-it’ studies …
The consequences of our decisions -- and everything we do in the next 10 years, especially -- could linger for millions of years.
-
![]()
![]()
Welcome to the Eocene, where ice sheets turn into swamps
“The only thing that comes to mind is a meteorite impact.”
-
![]()
![]()
Climate change caused the ‘Great Dying,’ aka the planet’s worst extinction
A new study in Science draws parallels between the cause of this horrific, planet-changing event and the global warming we're experiencing today.
