Articles by Grist staff

Cooked Islands

Rising sea levels and sea temperatures caused by climate change could wreak havoc on the economies of small South Pacific nations, costing $3 billion to $3.9 billion over the next 20 years, according to a report conducted by scientists and economists for Greenpeace. The report said that rising sea levels combined with the loss of […]

Framing: the Debate

A judge in Mexico is expected to issue a ruling within days on the appeal of two environmental activists who have been convicted of illegally possessing drugs and guns even though the country’s National Human Rights Commission has found that they were framed. The two activists, Rodolfo Montiel and Teodoro Cabrera, say they were arrested […]

Rudolf, the Sunburned Reindeer

Within 20 years, a new ozone hole could develop over the North Pole, similar to the one that has been expanding dramatically in recent years over the South Pole, according to one of the three British scientists who discovered the damaged ozone layer over the Antarctic in 1985. A hole over the Arctic could affect […]

Bend Over

Big Bend National Park in Texas frequently has the dirtiest air of any of the national parks in the Western U.S., says the National Park Service. On clear days, visibility at the remote park can reach 180 miles or more, but such days are becoming less and less common. Last year there were only 43 […]