Eric Berger
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| Born | (1973-04-19) April 19, 1973 (age 51) |
| Education | University of Texas at Austin (BA) University of Missouri (MA) |
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Eric Berger (born April 19, 1973)[1][2] is an American journalist and meteorologist who is the senior space editor at Ars Technica and the editor of Space City Weather, a website covering weather in Houston.
Berger, who was raised in Michigan,[3] graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in astronomy.[4] Berger then attended graduate school at the University of Missouri where he received a master's degree in journalism.[5] In 2014, Berger completed a distance learning program at Mississippi State University to become a certified meteorologist.[6][3] Berger lives in League City, Texas, with his wife, Amanda, and two daughters.[3]
Berger began working at the Houston Chronicle in 1998. He started his career at the Chronicle as a general assignments reporter before transitioning to the science desk in late 2001.[7] In 2005, he launched a science and technology blog on the Houston Chronicle website called SciGuy, which focused primarily on chemistry, physics, and astronomy.[6] Berger also began writing about weather during his time at the Chronicle.[3] Berger's coverage of Hurricane Ike contributed to the staff of the Houston Chronicle becoming a nominated finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting in 2009.[8]
After leaving the Houston Chronicle and joining Ars Technica, Berger also started the Space City Weather blog in October 2015.[3] The blog, which is operated jointly by Berger and forecast meteorologist Matt Lanza, provides weather forecasts for the Greater Houston area.[9] The blog's readership increased drastically during Hurricane Harvey, with over one million visits to the site on August 27, 2017.[3] In recognition of Berger and Lanza's service to Houston as weather forecasters, the mayor of Houston, Sylvester Turner, declared June 8, 2021, as "Space City Weather Day".[9]
In October 2015, Berger left the Houston Chronicle to write for Ars Technica. As the senior space editor at Ars, Berger's primary focus is on NASA and private aerospace companies.[3][6] Berger authored Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days that Launched SpaceX, which was published by William Morrow and Company and released in March 2021.[10][11] The book chronicles the early history of SpaceX and the protracted development program of the Falcon 1 launch vehicle.[12]
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