Articles by Staff Writer Jake Bittle
Jake Bittle is a staff writer at Grist, covering climate change, energy, and natural disasters. He is the author of The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American Migration. He is writing a book about Kern County, California, and is currently a New America fellow.
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![A flooded home in Yankeetown, Florida, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The storm brought more than 10 feet of storm surge to Florida's rural Big Bend region.]()
![A flooded home in Yankeetown, Florida, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The storm brought more than 10 feet of storm surge to Florida's rural Big Bend region.]()
In Florida’s Big Bend, small towns bear the brunt of Helene’s impact
After three hurricanes in a year, the cycle of recovery continues in hamlets along the state’s west coast.
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![A photograph taken from above of shelled corn being unloaded from a combine harvester onto a tractor trailer on a farm]()
![A photograph taken from above of shelled corn being unloaded from a combine harvester onto a tractor trailer on a farm]()
The climate fight that’s holding up the farm bill
11 percent of the country’s emissions come from agriculture. Will Congress do anything about it?
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![hurricane helene flooding in shore acres st. petersburg florida]()
![hurricane helene flooding in shore acres st. petersburg florida]()
This Florida neighborhood recovered from flood after flood. Will it survive Helene?
A record-breaking storm surge battered the Shore Acres community in St. Petersburg. Many residents say they are tired of rebuilding.
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![Waves from the Gulf of Mexico push up against the shore as Hurricane Helene churns offshore near St. Pete Beach, Florida, on September 26, 2024.]()
![Waves from the Gulf of Mexico push up against the shore as Hurricane Helene churns offshore near St. Pete Beach, Florida, on September 26, 2024.]()
The ‘perfect’ conditions that could make Hurricane Helene ‘unsurvivable’
The storm could rapidly intensify into Category 4 strength as it passes over the steaming-hot Gulf of Mexico, sending a huge surge of water ashore.
