Elizabeth Kolbert
@ElizKolbert
I'm a TNY staff writer & author of "Under a White Sky," "The Sixth Extinction," and forthcoming “Life on a Little-Known Planet." More at: http://elizabethkolbert.com.
In "When the Arctic Melts," #HeinzAward winner @ElizKolbert chronicles her journey to Greenland, where she engages with researchers, explores the region's infrastructure & delves into the history of melting ice—uncovering one of many global tipping points. newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…
Nothing to see here but rising CO2 levels: nytimes.com/2025/07/17/cli…
Extreme-weather incidents would prompt most countries to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and devote resources to disaster preparation. “Unfortunately, that is not the sort of country we live in now,” @ElizKolbert writes. nyer.cm/t93ZbFt
A study released last week by a group of European researchers concluded that the Kerr County floods bear the fingerprints of warming. But the Trump Administration has made no secret of its disdain for science, @ElizKolbert writes. nyer.cm/tTtwYV8
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If anyone is still out there, I just want to let you know that I'm over at Bluesky at @elizkolbert.bsky.social. See you there, I hope!
Many congratulations to this year's winners!
We’re thrilled to announce the 2025 Science + Literature selected titles, made possible by @SloanPublic and the @SloanFoundation. | @AP apnews.com/article/scienc…
Trump pledged to repeal Biden's climate law, but the law is supporting billions of dollars in investments in red districts. "I believe that corporate lobbying is going to keep a lot of the law in place," says political scientist Leah Stokes. Read more: bit.ly/3VvZKeT
My new book is out today! Hard to believe it all started seven years ago, when I visited a village on the banks of the Roosevelt River, in the southern reaches of the Amazon, home to an infamous Indigenous group known as the Cinta Larga...
During his first term, Donald Trump tried to roll back more than 100 environmental regulations. Just how bad a second term will be for climate policy remains to be seen, “but the most likely scenarios are all pretty bleak,” @ElizKolbert writes. nyer.cm/NviXnjg
Listen to @JaneMayer and donate to OpenSecrets. I just did.
Top 7 donors to outside groups are all GOP in 2024• PS: OpenSecrets has had to lay people off- support them if you want to follow the $. opensecrets.org/outside-spendi…
This is a really good piece by Dexter Filkins about our AG-to-be: newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…
F. Scott Fitzgerald wasn't talking about politics, but I think the thought is still appropriate in this situation: "One should.. be able to see that things are hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise."
Matt Gaetz pick is so crazy people have forgotten the Tulsi Gabbard pick which was so crazy people had forgotten about the Pete Hegseth pick. Who knows what tomorrow will bring.
I'm beginning to think @elonmusk is right. We must be living in a simulation. abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump…
Forget for a moment the clown show that is the new administration. This is the worst news of the day: theguardian.com/environment/20…
It's two and half months until Inauguration Day, but already we're at the "you can't make this shit up" phase of the Trump Administration.
Meet America’s new Secretary of Defense. We’re quickly becoming the laughingstock of the world
During his first term, Donald Trump tried to roll back more than 100 environmental regulations. Just how bad a second term will be for climate policy remains to be seen, “but the most likely scenarios are all pretty bleak,” @ElizKolbert writes. nyer.cm/sjPh6W7
"At COP29, the Sun Sets on U.S. Climate Leadership" by @ElizKolbert for @NewYorker: newyorker.com/news/the-lede/…