Articles by Senior Staff Writer Tik Root
Tik Root covers climate solutions and economics at Grist. He started his career as a freelance journalist in Yemen, and has since covered everything from Al Qaeda to the Olympics for outlets such as National Geographic, The New York Times, and The Atlantic, among others. He previously worked at The Washington Post and Scripps News. Tik lives in Vermont with his wife and son.
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![A two-car garage leans precariously on its foundation as a torrent of water flows over a crumbled and undulating driveway following a flood in Barre, Vernont.]()
![A two-car garage leans precariously on its foundation as a torrent of water flows over a crumbled and undulating driveway following a flood in Barre, Vernont.]()
FEMA maps said they weren’t in a flood zone. Then came the rain.
Flaws in federal flood maps leave millions unprepared. Some are trying to fix that.
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![A young woman carrying a parasol walks past an electric fan blowing cool mist over a sidewalk in Rome as temperatures reach 44 degrees Celsius (111 degrees Fahrenheit).]()
![A young woman carrying a parasol walks past an electric fan blowing cool mist over a sidewalk in Rome as temperatures reach 44 degrees Celsius (111 degrees Fahrenheit).]()
Heat storms turn Southern Europe into ‘giant pizza oven’
Millions brace for more record-setting heat as temperatures climb further into the triple digits.
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![Two Tesla employees stand with their backs to the camera in a Tesla showroom with two Model S sedans.]()
![Two Tesla employees stand with their backs to the camera in a Tesla showroom with two Model S sedans.]()
EV sales hit record. So why do some experts predict a slowdown?
Consumers bought a record number of electric vehicles in the second quarter of the year, but inventory is also accumulating on dealer lots.
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![A man wearing shorts and a T-shirt and eating a burrito walks past a white Tesla Model S plugged into a public charging station in New York City.]()
![A man wearing shorts and a T-shirt and eating a burrito walks past a white Tesla Model S plugged into a public charging station in New York City.]()
Hackers already infiltrate EV chargers. It could only get worse.
Most intrusions have been innocuous, but a nefarious plot could bring down the grid. Experts have suggestions for improving security.
