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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 01/10/2026

68% of voters want the US to take ambitious action on climate change!

Respondents were asked to choose between two statements related to the U.S.’s role in global climate leadership, with a bipartisan majority (68%) selecting the following statement: “The United States should take ambitious action to address climate change, even if other countries do not. We should lead the world on this issue and set the example for other countries to follow suit.”

In contrast, just 25% of voters prefer the following statement: “If other countries do not take action to address climate change, the United States should not either. It is not fair for us to act while other countries contributing to the problem are sitting still.”

Despite political polarization reaching a historic high in recent years, Americans aren’t divided on ensuring clean air and water for every community. As the U.S. celebrates Earth Day, many Americans say the holiday holds personal importance and want the U.S. to prioritize clean air and water for all and take ambitious action on climate change.
https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2026/4/22/this-earth-day-two-thirds-of-voters-say-ensuring-clean-air-and-water-for-all-should-be-a-top-priority

Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 19/08/2026

HAWAII: Another tropical storm could be on the way in about five days, arriving Sunday night. The main risk would be renewed heavy rains on the windward side of the Big Island. www.polarwx.com/tropical/#ep...

Ensemble forecast track density map for Invest 90E showing a tropical storm could pass near or south of Hawaii on Sunday or Monday.

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 16/08/2026

20% of Hawaii and 70% of the Big Island is now without power as Hurricane Lala continues to slowly move south of the islands. poweroutage.us/area/state/h...

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 14/08/2026

On its current track, Tropical Storm Lala could become just the third hurricane landfall in Hawaii state history. Catastrophic flash flooding is possible with 25+ inches of rainfall expected on the windward side of Hawaii island.

a rainfall graphic showing the windward side of the Big Island of Hawaii expected to receive more than 25 inches of rain from Tropical Storm Lala this weekend

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 11/07/2026

With a current heat index of 110°F in Miami, the Norway v. England match has tied Ireland v. Mexico in Orlando on June 24, 1994 for the hottest match in World Cup history.

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 25/06/2026

Very intense earthquakes have just struck northern Venezuela, especially the cities of Puerto Cabello and San Felipe. Early automated estimates are more than 10,000 people may have died with damages of 2-20% of GDP This is likely a humanitarian catastrophe needing an international response.

USGS PAGER estimate shows a Red Alert for estimated fatalities and a Red Alert for estimated economic losses.

3% chance of 100-1,000 deaths
22% chance of 1,000-10,000 deaths
44% chance of 10,000-100,000 deaths
30% chance of more than 100,000 deaths

Estimated economic losses:
24% chance of 1-10 billion USD
39% chance of 10-100 billion USD
30% chance of more than 100 billion USD

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 12/06/2026

Welp, we're on our way to Super El Niño. h/t @drkimwood.bsky.social for the chart

a chart of ocean temperature anomalies in the tropical pacific region that defines El Niño showing record temperatures as of early June

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 07/05/2026

Just logged into Signal for the first time in two weeks

an indicator graphic showing 32,466 unread messages

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 30/04/2026

it's the year 2026, we've passed 1.5°C of global warming, we're fighting an unpopular war for oil, natural disaster frequency and severity is skyrocketing ...and a leading Democratic politician and POTUS/VP hopeful is unabashedly pro fossil fuels. what an abject failure of climate politics.

a graph of the number of billion dollar disasters each year in the United States since 1980. the graph shows a steady increase from about 2 or 3 a year in the early 1980s to more than 25 a year since 2020 even when adjusted for inflation.

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 30/04/2026

I had four free hours in NYC so of course I went to Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Highly recommend

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 22/04/2026

No snowpack left in the Rockies:

Western snowpack anomaly map showing the southern Rockies (Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico) at between 0%-23% of normal for yesterday, April 21st.

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 22/04/2026

Worst US drought /since the 1950s/ - actually since 1895:

A graph showing the average Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) over the continental United States each March since 1895 -- this year, 2026, is a clear outlier that's more severe than any other year on record

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 15/04/2026

Turns out, we *really* needed that last decade of lost climate action that Trump has wasted. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Headline at The Guardian illustrated with an ominous looking photo of a roiling stormy seascape:
"Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought"
Subheadline reads: "Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas"

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 14/04/2026

An extreme wind warning now in effect for Saipan — this is the highest-end wind alert the National Weather Service can send, basically like a stationary tornado. Very dire situation right now in Saipan as Super Typhoon Sinlaku continues to make slow landfall.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Extreme Wind Warning
National Weather Service Tiyan GU
256 AM ChST Wed Apr 15 2026

The National Weather Service in Tiyan Guam has issued a

* Extreme Wind Warning for...
Saipan
Tinian

* Until 500 AM ChST.

* At 256 AM ChST, surface observations indicated gusts of 116 mph,
associated with the eastern eyewall of Typhoon Sinlaku as winds
have shifted to the south across Tinian and Saipan. The eye is
moving northwest at about 6 mph. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
AND LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION!

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

The safest place to be during a major landfalling hurricane is in a
reinforced interior room away from windows. Get under a table or
other piece of sturdy furniture. Use mattresses, blankets or pillows
to cover your head and body. Remain in place through the passage of
these life-threatening conditions.

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 14/04/2026

Right now there's nothing on the front page of CNN, The Guardian, or the Washington Post about today's landfall of Super Typhoon Sinlaku in a US territory. The NY Times only has this short blurb after scrolling all the way to the very bottom of the page.

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 14/04/2026

Category 4 Super Typhoon Sinlaku is making landfall now over Saipan in the US territory of the Northern Mariana Islands. Sustained winds of 150mph and 50ft waves. Folks in Saipan are US citizens and they need our help.

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 13/04/2026

Super Typhoon Sinlaku is now less than 24 hours from landfall in Saipan — a US territory and home of more than 40,000 US citizens. Our brothers and sisters in Saipan deserve support just like any other Americans. When Donald Trump's FEMA ignores this Category 5 landfall, there needs to be outrage.

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 13/04/2026

Super Typhoon Sinlaku is now peaking at Category 5 strength and is likely to make landfall on Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands in about 36 hours. The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is a US territory. They're going to need all the help they can get after this storm.

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 05/04/2026

This is the most breathtaking image I've seen yet from the Artemis II crew: Earth as a tiny, fragile sliver.

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 30/03/2026

gonna have to add a new color beyond brown because spring (defined as emergence of tree leaves) is coming more than a month early this year for a huge section of the American West

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 20/03/2026

Imminent dam failure on the North Shore of Oahu after more than 24 inches of rain from two Kona Low weather systems over the past 10 days. This particular dam was built by Dole more than 100 years ago and since abandoned, putting thousands of people at risk: www.civilbeat.org/2026/03/were...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
822 AM HST FRI MAR 20 2026

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
A DAM FAILURE ON THE KAUKONAHUA STREAM BELOW WAHIAWA DAM ON...
THE ISLAND OF OAHU IN HONOLULU COUNTY

* UNTIL 115 PM HST.

* AT 822 AM HST, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED THE IMMINENT FAILURE
OF WAHIAWA DAM.

HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING FROM THE IMMINENT FAILURE OF WAHIAWA
DAM.

SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

IMPACT...FLOODING OF AREAS DOWNSTREAM FROM THE WAHIAWA DAM
ALONG THE KAUKONAHUA STREAM.

* THE NEAREST DOWNSTREAM AREA FROM THE DAM IS WAIALUA, HALEIWA, AND
KAUKONAHUA STREAM.

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 13/03/2026

The US is the reason this crisis exists, not just because of our reckless military, but also because our role in growing fossil fuel dependency. In 2024 we consumed the most oil in one year of any country in history - roughly equal to the amount that passes through the Strait of Hormuz each day.

A graph of US oil consumption and production by year since 1973. Consumption has steadily increased throughout.
The US has doubled our oil production since Obama's "all of the above" energy strategy in 2009

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 28/02/2026

And the supporters section with the massive rebel loon flag!

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 28/02/2026

FUCK ICE chant just broke out during the moment of silence at the start of the Loons game

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 22/02/2026

Mass unrest in Puerto Vallarta this morning after the MX government raided a cartel. Numerous fires, smoke blanketing the city. People are sheltering in place. The airport is closed. Flights bound for Puerto Vallarta are returning to their city of origin or being diverted to Guadalajara.

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 03/02/2026

Signal was not designed for this

7,111 unread notifications -- this is after not logging in for 3 and a half days

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 25/01/2026

There were more than 200 neighbors holding candles out on our street corner tonight - The same corner where twice yesterday vehicles attempted to hit protestors. They don't get to take our safety and our community away from us.

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 25/01/2026

I'm gonna go stand outside for awhile and cry and sing with my neighbors 💔

Three candles and a lighter sitting on an end table

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 23/01/2026

Today is the first general strike in Minneapolis in almost 100 years. What if the work we're doing today — the work of showing the world another way is possible — was *real* work all along? By my friend, Cinnamon Janzer: cinnamonjanzer.substack.com/p/occupy-min...

ICE is just the latest oppressor in a long line of oppressors. Good is just the latest casualty in a long line of casualties we’ve suffered at the hands of the rouge state that is the United States. The injustice of her murder isn’t about ICE or Trump, it’s about the right to a truly free life that is the birthright of all life. It’s about our liberation from the oppression we’re forced to not only endure but propagate by way of merely living our lives in this system day in and day out.

That’s what needs to stop.

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 22/01/2026

There's now video of this incident. Apparently the ICE agent was just walking around spraying several people point-blank with pepper spray — depraved behavior.

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 20/01/2026

Keep it up, fellow anarchists ✨

Bovino says well-organized protesters make ICE operation harder
From the Minnesota Star Tribune
By Abby Simons
January 20, 2026 at 305pm
Greg Bovino cited “collusion and corruption” by Twin Cities officials and “anarchists” as reasons Operation Metro Surge has been more difficult than previous operations in other states.

"They've got some excellent communications, and that coupled with a very poor response from the mayor and the governor, those two things coupled together make that a difficult operating environment at times."

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 19/01/2026

The kids and I helped pack food this morning for families who can't leave their homes due to the ICE occupation. We did the math that there are somewhere between 2000 to 20,000 families that are sheltering at home right now. Which means they need thousands of food boxes a day. We're mobilized.

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 19/01/2026

It's -7°F in Minneapolis. The sunrise this morning featured two sundogs and a brilliant pillar, one of the best I've ever seen. www.weather.gov/arx/why_halo...

Lowry Ave bridge with a rainbow-colored sundog and brilliant sunrise

a sun pillar -- column of orange light rising above the rising sun

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 19/01/2026

We lost two neighbors today to ICE abductions. The kids are off school tomorrow but we'll be at a different elementary school packing boxes for families too afraid to leave their homes. We are more organized each day and we won't stop until these assholes leave.

Screenshot of a weather app showing temperatures dipping below zero Fahrenheit

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 13/01/2026

On my way to pick up my kids from school an hour ago, an ICE convoy passed by - windows down - with at least one agent yelling "keep blowing your whistles!" Two minutes later they stopped at 37th and Central Ave and kidnapped someone at a gas station.

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 13/01/2026

Photos from my neighborhood walk this morning on Central Ave:

Spray painted letters on the side of a brick building: "FUCK ICE!"

Sticker on a crosswalk post saying "IMMIGRANTS MAKE AMERICA GREAT!" with four heart emojis

Sign taped on a door reading "Everyone is welcome here! Except ICE"

Multiple signs posted on a door of a supermercato saying "Private Property No ICE or CBP Access"

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 13/01/2026

Here's a longer video of the incident involving Minneapolis City Councilmember @elliottpayne.org last night in NE Minneapolis, including ICE agents acting erratically with tasers.

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 10/01/2026

"Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?" This video was filmed yesterday in St. Louis Park, MN — a nearby suburb of Minneapolis. I do not know the person who filmed it, but this incident is very clear and terrifying example of what has been happening here over the past week or so.

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 09/01/2026

Welcome to Minnesota, fuckers. Also this is super disturbing because the ICE agent's assault rifle appears to fire as he falls down. This was filmed by a friend near Chicago and Lake last night.

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 09/01/2026

Also spotted: The best Minneapolis City Council member, @elliottpayne.org, serving as a legal observer.

Minneapolis City Councilmember Elliott Payne stands in the middle of the street recording video of an ICE vehicle in Northeast Minneapolis

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 09/01/2026

This is what it looks like when the entire neighborhood is willing to defend each other. I love Northeast Minneapolis with all my heart.

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 09/01/2026

This convoy ended up passing right by my house. One legal observer was taken near 24th and Central.

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 08/01/2026

We won't stop until we make all of this better. For your kid, for your wife, and for everyone, Renee 💔

Memorial candles and flowers are laid in the snow next to the telephone pole where Renee Nicole Good was murdered yesterday

Spray painted words on the middle of the street with lots of people walking back and forth and a crowd gathered in the distance around the site where Renee Nicole Good was murdered yesterday. The spray painted words read " they killed one of us for watching them. We know it works. They are afraid. KEEP WATCHING."

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