Articles by Senior Staff Writer Tik Root
Tik Root covers climate solutions and economics at Grist. He started his career as a freelance journalist in Yemen, and has since covered everything from Al Qaeda to the Olympics for outlets such as National Geographic, The New York Times, and The Atlantic, among others. He previously worked at The Washington Post and Scripps News. Tik lives in Vermont with his wife and son.
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![a man in a hat and suit stands in front of a podium with the presidential seal. Behind him, a beautiful field and mountain]()
![a man in a hat and suit stands in front of a podium with the presidential seal. Behind him, a beautiful field and mountain]()
Biden’s landmark climate law just turned 1. Here’s what you missed.
The anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act arrives to low name recognition and as climate change batters the nation.
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![Aerial view of Guama River in the Amazon rainforest]()
![Aerial view of Guama River in the Amazon rainforest]()
Summit to save the Amazon from ‘the point of no return’ yields mixed results
For the first time in 14 years, leaders of Amazon nations met to protect the rainforest, but failed to find common ground on deforestation and oil extraction.
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![A two-car garage leans precariously on its foundation as a torrent of water flows over a crumbled and undulating driveway following a flood in Barre, Vernont.]()
![A two-car garage leans precariously on its foundation as a torrent of water flows over a crumbled and undulating driveway following a flood in Barre, Vernont.]()
FEMA maps said they weren’t in a flood zone. Then came the rain.
Flaws in federal flood maps leave millions unprepared. Some are trying to fix that.
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![A young woman carrying a parasol walks past an electric fan blowing cool mist over a sidewalk in Rome as temperatures reach 44 degrees Celsius (111 degrees Fahrenheit).]()
![A young woman carrying a parasol walks past an electric fan blowing cool mist over a sidewalk in Rome as temperatures reach 44 degrees Celsius (111 degrees Fahrenheit).]()
Heat storms turn Southern Europe into ‘giant pizza oven’
Millions brace for more record-setting heat as temperatures climb further into the triple digits.
