Articles by Climate Solutions Fellow Syris Valentine
Syris Valentine is the 2024-2025 Grist climate solutions reporting fellow.
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![Wind turbine blades awaiting installation at an offshore wind farm are seen stacked on racks in a harbor in New Bedford, Massachusetts.]()
![Wind turbine blades awaiting installation at an offshore wind farm are seen stacked on racks in a harbor in New Bedford, Massachusetts.]()
Wind turbines rarely fail. So why did Vineyard Wind’s fall apart?
GE Vernova’s initial analysis found that the fundamental design is sound and the failure of a turbine off the coast of Nantucket originated in the factory that built the blade.
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![Two men have a conversation as Royal Caribbean International's Spectrum of the Seas docked across the harbour at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in Hong Kong.]()
![Two men have a conversation as Royal Caribbean International's Spectrum of the Seas docked across the harbour at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in Hong Kong.]()
How cleaning up shipping cut pollution — and warmed the planet
When the maritime sector slashed sulfur emissions, it became an accidental experiment in geoengineering.
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![A woman uses a battery-powered fan to cool a man reeling from the scorching heat while attending the symbolic 'stoning of the devil' ritual during the annual Hajj pilgrimage.]()
![A woman uses a battery-powered fan to cool a man reeling from the scorching heat while attending the symbolic 'stoning of the devil' ritual during the annual Hajj pilgrimage.]()
Extreme heat kills 1,301 pilgrims during the Hajj in Mecca
Some Hajj pilgrims say authorities failed to provide adequate water, shade, or medical assistance, which is contributing to the rising death toll.
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![An artistic rendering of the EarthCARE satellite with radio antenna extending from the front and a tail of solar panels sticking off the back flies above the cloudy Earth]()
![An artistic rendering of the EarthCARE satellite with radio antenna extending from the front and a tail of solar panels sticking off the back flies above the cloudy Earth]()
A new satellite could help solve one of our climate’s biggest mysteries: Clouds
After 23 years and nearly $900 million, EarthCARE is poised to provide an unprecedented look at how clouds and aerosols shape, and respond to, climate change.
