Articles by Jess Zimmerman
Jess Zimmerman was the editor of Grist List.
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Flooded Queensland city may now be living every week like it's Shark Week
Artist’s conception Writing about the Queensland floods, Grist cities editor Sarah Goodyear wrote: “If you were to anthropomorphize the flood, you might say it is taking a perverse pleasure in […]
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California city is the first, but not the last, to flee rising sea levels
Threatened by rising ocean levels, the city of Ventura, California is starting to pick up stakes and move inland. This "managed retreat" is the first of its kind in California, but it's not likely to be the last.
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California 'superstorms' could make quakes look tame, and Brisbane look dry
California could be at risk for Old Testament-level storms that could do four to five times the damage of a major earthquake.
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How solar power is keeping America's hired muscle from getting killed in Afghanistan
Long thought to be the sole domain of quiche-eating pantywaists, solar energy has finally picked up some macho cachet -- by saving lives and dollars in Afghanistan.
