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Eric Holthaus

Eric Holthaus is a meteorologist. Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EricHolthaus

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NEW WORLD

Get Used to Saying ‘Bomb Cyclone.’

Is this just what happens now? Short answer: yes. Get used to it.

Eric Holthaus

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FILTHY LUCRE

Bitcoin Could Cost Us Our Clean-Energy Future

Simply put, bitcoin is slowing the effort to achieve a rapid transition away from fossil fuels. What’s more, this is just the beginning.

Eric Holthaus

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IT'S ALREADY HERE

Puerto Ricans Are Living in the Future of Climate Change Now

‘How do you rebuild a whole island? I don’t even know what that means.’ Welcome to the front lines of the battle for the planet.

Eric Holthaus

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HISTORY IN THE MAKING

Florida Smashed by Strongest Hurricane Since Katrina

Miami streets flood as winds snap a crane in two. Tampa Bay eerily drains before the storm sends the water into the city. Hurricane Irma has Florida under siege.

Eric Holthaus

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EYEING THE STORM

Three Scenarios For Irma & Florida: None Of Them Are Good.

Even at this late hour, meteorologists still don’t know exactly when the northward turn will happen—which means that almost anywhere in Florida could still get a direct hit.

Eric Holthaus

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WATCH OUT

This Week’s Blizzard Will Smash Records

Meteorologists are running out of words to describe the late-season snowstorm expected to bring more than a foot of snow and winds stronger than a tropical storm.

Eric Holthaus

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History

Global Warming Is Freezing You

Lethal temperatures in Minnesota. A frost warning for the Everglades. The North Pole is moving south thanks to climate change.

Eric Holthaus

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The Blizzard’s Arctic Wallop

As people from Chicago to New York dig out from a foot or more of snow, the second wave of an Arctic attack begins.

Eric Holthaus

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Wild Weather

36 Hours of Frozen Fury

A storm covering 100 million Americans has the ingredients—fluffy flakes, strong winds, and record-low temps—to virtually shutdown everything from Boston to New York.

Eric Holthaus

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