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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Does hydropower make sense in a warming world?
Thanks to climate change, dams are a less reliable source of electricity, but a lot more of them are getting built anyway.
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Look out, Arizona! California isn’t the only state getting hit by drought
Despite the drought’s epicenter in California, it’s Arizona that will bear the brunt of the West’s epic dry spell.
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Has California’s megadrought already begun?
If it has, there will be widespread implications, including a significant re-shifting of California agriculture outside the state.
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Climate change is baking Alaska
Alaska is the canary in the climate coal mine, and that bird is in trouble.
