MARIO ALEJANDRO ARIZA is an investigative reporter for Floodlight, an environmental news collaborative. He is a Dominican immigrant and the author of Disposable City: Miami’s future on the Shores of Climate Catastrophe. His essays can be found in Best American Essays 2019. Ariza holds an MFA in poetry from the University of Miami and a master’s degree in Hispanic cultural studies from Columbia University. His writing can be found in places like The New Republic, The Atlantic, and The Believer.
