GRIST: Whether it’s ‘super’ or ‘Godzilla,’ El Niño is already breaking records Grist Hydrology September 25, 2026By Frida Garza & Kate Yoder, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter...
GRIST: Scientists define a new category of heat wave: ‘Snow eaters’ Grist Hydrology August 13, 2026Unseasonably warm weather that rapidly melts snowpack is becoming more widespread in the U.S. West and happening earlier in the...
GRIST: A new type of levee is taking root in Northern California Grist Climate change August 11, 2026Combining flood mitigation with wetland habitat restoration, “horizontal levees” could protect coastal cities and wildlife from rising seas. By Charlotte...
GRIST: Wildfire prevention has always been a challenge in the West. Hotter, drier weather is making it worse. Grist Wildfires and watersheds July 31, 2026In an overheating era, the old ways of keeping fires from raging out of control may no longer work By...
GRIST: El Niño is here, and it’s already scrambling fisheries throughout the Pacific Grist Hydrology July 8, 2026From India to Peru to California, the powerful weather phenomenon is creating winners and losers across the fishing industry. By...
GRIST: The Colorado River is vanishing — and the fixes are getting weird Grist Colorado River June 23, 2026Desalination. Pipelines. Cloud seeding. Those are just a few ideas for how the Trump administration should save the desiccated waterway....
GRIST: A solution to data center backlash? Put them in oil fields. Grist Planning and management June 18, 2026A new project in California’s oil country could dodge national controversies over energy and water usage. By Jake Bittle, Grist...
GRIST: The ‘super El Niño’ is here. What happens next could upend food systems worldwide. Grist Hydrology June 16, 2026How the cyclical weather pattern interacts with climate change could spark hunger around the world. By Frida Garza, Grist This...
GRIST: Why is this Trump official dead set on saving a failing California dam? Grist Planning and management June 2, 2026Brooke Rollins’s latest culture war crusade threatens a delicate compromise between Potter Valley farmers and nearby tribes. By Jake Bittle...
GRIST: These maps show exactly where the West might burn this summer Grist Wildfires and watersheds April 2, 2026Amid drought and heat waves, April’s national wildfire forecast shows that nearly the entire Western U.S. will face an above-normal...
GRIST: The West’s unprecedented winter could fuel a summer of disaster Grist Hydrology March 31, 2026Record-low snowpack and an early heatwave could mean a higher risk of drought and fire in coming months. By Tik...
GRIST: Why thinning a forest could get you more drinking water Grist Wildfires and watersheds March 6, 2026Scientists have shown how actively managing forests to prevent wildfires can also boost the snowpack, a critical source of hydration...
GRIST: The Colorado River is nearing collapse. It’s Trump’s problem now. Grist Colorado River February 27, 2026The Interior Department must force seven bickering states to agree on drastic water cuts — after the driest winter in...
GRIST: Inside the polarizing plan to stash carbon in a California wetland Grist Climate change February 4, 2026A proposal to store carbon dioxide deep below a Bay Area wetland is testing how — and where — California...
GRIST: How to make data centers less thirsty Grist Planning and management November 24, 2025There’s a way to reduce both the climate and water harms of data centers: build them in places with lots...
