Articles by Staff Writer Jake Bittle
Jake Bittle is a staff writer at Grist who covers climate impacts and adaptation. His book about climate migration, "The Great Displacement," is published by Simon & Schuster.
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Extreme weather 101: Your guide to staying prepared and informed
How to pack a go-bag, get emergency alerts, and find disaster aid.
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The state rep who sparked Colorado’s fire recovery
Hello, and welcome back to State of Emergency, a limited-run newsletter about how disasters are reshaping our politics. I’m Jake Bittle, a reporter for Grist, and I’ll be writing this newsletter along with my colleague, Zoya Teirstein. It’s almost a truism that disasters offer an opportunity for positive change. That’s the idea behind President Joe […]
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How the Marshall Fire sparked a political transformation in Colorado
After the fire destroyed his town in 2021, a state rep took on insurance companies, mortgage lenders, and landlords — and beat them all.
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‘Twisters’ is a climate movie, but not a very good one
The summer blockbuster raises big questions about climate adaptation. It just doesn’t have good answers.