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.
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U.N. climate report shows civilization is at stake if we don’t act now
Nothing like what is happening -- and what needs to happen -- has ever occurred in history, according to the IPCC.
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With the world on the line, scientists outline the paths to survival
Hitting the 1.5-degrees C goal would require a radical rethink in almost every aspect of society. But not meeting the goal would upend life as we know it, too.
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The final stage of climate denial
A look at a recent cynical move by the Trump administration.
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Weather-predicting boyfriend wants to go steady
I am a millennial — part of the 1.5°C generation. To riff on the words of Barack Obama, we are the first generation to grow up with climate change as an existential threat, and the last one that can do anything about it before catastrophe arrives. As I recently wrote, we have left the era […]
