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Host of America Adapts, a podcast focused on adapting to the impacts of climate change. Check out episodes here! www.americaadapts.org
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📰 New America Adapts newsletter!

I break down the big ideas from the MR2025 Conference—climate mobility, managed retreat, relocation, and the stories shaping how we adapt.

🎧 Plus: Insights from Carlos Alvarado, Olga Loginova, Rob Moore, Macey Williams & more.

📩 Read it here: shorturl.at/jzJSi
🌊 Unmanaged Retreat 🌎

Isle de Jean Charles was supposed to show us how to move communities out of harm’s way. Instead, it became a tangle of politics, confusion & broken promises. Reporter Terry Jones joins me to unpack what really happened.

🎧 Have a listen!

#ClimateAdaptation #ManagedRetreat
Unmanaged Retreat: Inside America’s First Federal Climate Relocation Attempt — AMERICA ADAPTS The Climate Change Podcast
Unmanaged Retreat: Inside America’s First Federal Climate Relocation Attempt. Ep. 240.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🌍🎙️ Re-release!

@katharinemach.bsky.social joins me to unpack how the @ipcc.bsky.social really works—and how the media both succeeds and fails to tell its story.

With the Trump admin dismantling the National Climate Assessment, the IPCC’s role matters more than ever.

🎧 #IPCC #climatechnae
Understanding the IPCC with Dr. Katharine Mach—Where the Media Succeeds and Fails - Re-release — AMERICA ADAPTS The Climate Change Podcast
Understanding the IPCC with Dr. Katharine Mach—Where the Media Succeeds and Fails - Re-release. Ep. 239.
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October 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Listen to our latest briefing via the @americaadapts.bsky.social podcast. #scipol #scicomm #climatechange
New (unusual) America Adapts #podcast: #ClimateChange & Human Mobility — rebroadcast from the @ccst.us series I moderated.

We unpack “climate havens,” how climate stress can raise civil war risk, and why NAPs must plan for mobility.

Listen here!
Special Episode — Climate Change and Human Mobility (Rebroadcast of a CCST Panel Conversation) — AMERICA ADAPTS The Climate Change Podcast
Special Episode — Climate Change and Human Mobility (Rebroadcast of a CCST Panel Conversation). Ep. 238.
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October 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
New (unusual) America Adapts #podcast: #ClimateChange & Human Mobility — rebroadcast from the @ccst.us series I moderated.

We unpack “climate havens,” how climate stress can raise civil war risk, and why NAPs must plan for mobility.

Listen here!
Special Episode — Climate Change and Human Mobility (Rebroadcast of a CCST Panel Conversation) — AMERICA ADAPTS The Climate Change Podcast
Special Episode — Climate Change and Human Mobility (Rebroadcast of a CCST Panel Conversation). Ep. 238.
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October 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Interested in the impact of climate change on transborder migration? I was part of an interesting online seminar yday w UCSD's Barbara Walter & Stanford's Helene Benveniste hosted by California Council on Science and Technology moderated by @americaadapts.bsky.social
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Climate Change and Human Mobility Across Borders
YouTube video by California Council on Science and Technology (CCST)
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October 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Twenty years after Katrina, what is fixed? What is still broken? Where are we headed? I joined @americaadapts.bsky.social to discuss these questions and the work we are doing at the @urbaninstitute.bsky.social on disasters, recovery and community resilience:

www.americaadapts.org/episodes/20-...
20 Years After Hurricane Katrina: The Fixes, the Failures and What’s at Risk Again with Dr. Andrew Rumbach — AMERICA ADAPTS The Climate Change Podcast
20 Years After Hurricane Katrina: The Fixes, the Failures and What’s at Risk Again with Dr. Andrew Rumbach. Ep. 237.
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September 23, 2025 at 1:53 PM
🌀 20 Years After Katrina🎧

What’s been fixed, what’s still broken, and what’s now under assault. I talk with @andrewrumbach.bsky.social of @urbaninstitute.bsky.social, who went to New Orleans post-Katrina and has spent two decades studying disasters and resilience.

#Katrina20 #ClimateAdaptation
20 Years After Hurricane Katrina: The Fixes, the Failures and What’s at Risk Again with Dr. Andrew Rumbach — AMERICA ADAPTS The Climate Change Podcast
20 Years After Hurricane Katrina: The Fixes, the Failures and What’s at Risk Again with Dr. Andrew Rumbach. Ep. 237.
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September 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Register: Climate Change and Human Mobility Across Borders

Facing extreme #climate events, communities grapple with decisions to stay in place, or relocate to safer areas.

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September 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
🌊 New pod of America Adapts!

From #Acadia National Park, we dive into how the Schoodic Institute is generating the science that makes climate adaptation possible. 🦞🌲⛰️

🎧 Listen!

Adaptation only works when it’s grounded in science + partnerships — and Schoodic shows us how.

#Climate #adaptation
Generating the Science Behind Climate Adaptation with the Schoodic Institute — AMERICA ADAPTS The Climate Change Podcast
Generating the Science Behind Climate Adaptation with the Schoodic Institute. Ep. 236.
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September 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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It was great to join @americaadapts.bsky.social last month to talk about my book, Climate Change on the Battlefield. You can listen to the episode here:
Climate Change on the Battlefield: International Military Responses to the Climate Crisis with Erin Sikorsky — AMERICA ADAPTS The Climate Change Podcast
Climate Change on the Battlefield: International Military Responses to the Climate Crisis with Erin Sikorsky. Ep. 235.
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September 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Thanks to @americaadapts.bsky.social for having me on. We discussed my new book, Climate Change on the Battlefield, and why national adaptation plans *are* an investment in climate security!
🪖 Just dropped a 🔥 episode with Erin Sikorsky on how climate change is destabilizing global security—and how China is already adapting for advantage.

🎙️ We talk:
🌍 National adaptation plans
🇺🇸 U.S. backsliding
🇨🇳 China’s climate strategy
🚨 And why ignoring this is a threat multiplier

#climatechange
Climate Change on the Battlefield: International Military Responses to the Climate Crisis with Erin Sikorsky — AMERICA ADAPTS The Climate Change Podcast
Climate Change on the Battlefield: International Military Responses to the Climate Crisis with Erin Sikorsky. Ep. 235.
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August 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
🪖 Just dropped a 🔥 episode with Erin Sikorsky on how climate change is destabilizing global security—and how China is already adapting for advantage.

🎙️ We talk:
🌍 National adaptation plans
🇺🇸 U.S. backsliding
🇨🇳 China’s climate strategy
🚨 And why ignoring this is a threat multiplier

#climatechange
Climate Change on the Battlefield: International Military Responses to the Climate Crisis with Erin Sikorsky — AMERICA ADAPTS The Climate Change Podcast
Climate Change on the Battlefield: International Military Responses to the Climate Crisis with Erin Sikorsky. Ep. 235.
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August 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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'Twas a treat to speak on the America Adapts podcast about how we bridge housing justice and climate adaptation to secure safe, affordable, and resilient homes in a time of growing climate change impacts.
Just out: Innovations in #ClimateRisk and #Insurance 🎙️

-Policy experts shaping reform
-Insurance executives navigating high-risk markets
-A Miami real estate agent on the front lines of a shifting market
-Innovators using big data and tech to transform how we measure and manage risk

Have a listen!
Innovations in Climate Risk and Insurance – The Podcast — AMERICA ADAPTS The Climate Change Podcast
Innovations in Climate Risk and Insurance – The Podcast. Ep. 234.
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August 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
🔥 New America Adapts Newsletter!

This one’s all about my latest episode: Innovations in Climate Risk & Insurance. Inside: episode resources, guest highlights, ideas for sharing, + a sneak peek at what’s next.

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August 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Just out: Innovations in #ClimateRisk and #Insurance 🎙️

-Policy experts shaping reform
-Insurance executives navigating high-risk markets
-A Miami real estate agent on the front lines of a shifting market
-Innovators using big data and tech to transform how we measure and manage risk

Have a listen!
Innovations in Climate Risk and Insurance – The Podcast — AMERICA ADAPTS The Climate Change Podcast
Innovations in Climate Risk and Insurance – The Podcast. Ep. 234.
www.americaadapts.org
August 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
📰 New America Adapts newsletter!

I break down the big ideas from the MR2025 Conference—climate mobility, managed retreat, relocation, and the stories shaping how we adapt.

🎧 Plus: Insights from Carlos Alvarado, Olga Loginova, Rob Moore, Macey Williams & more.

📩 Read it here: shorturl.at/jzJSi
July 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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A dangerous stretch of extreme heat is gripping much of the Southeastern U.S. this week. The most dangerous conditions are expected through midweek, particularly across areas from the Carolinas and Georgia down to Florida. Here's what else to know.
Tampa Hits 100 Degrees for the First Time as Heat Grips the Southeast
Extreme heat has settled across much of the region.
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July 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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The first planned migration of an entire country due to climate change is happening! Tuvalu, a Pacific island nation, is at risk of being submerged under rising sea level, so it has signed an agreement with Australia to allow 280 Tuvaluans to settle in Australia as permanent residents each year.
The First Planned Migration of an Entire Country Is Underway
The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented to relocate its population to Australia.
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July 26, 2025 at 10:20 AM
🎙️ New podcast episode of America Adapts!

Inside the MR2025 Conference:
→ Climate mobility
→ Managed retreat
→ Real estate + risk
→ A global call from 🇨🇷 Pres. Carlos Alvarado

Retreat isn’t failure—it’s adaptation.

🎧 Listen!
Inside the MR2025 Conference: Planning for Adaptation, Mobility and Relocation in a Warming World — AMERICA ADAPTS The Climate Change Podcast
Inside the MR2025 Conference: Planning for Adaptation, Mobility and Relocation in a Warming World. Ep. 233.
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July 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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If you missed Columbia University's Climate Mobility conference in June, you can learn more about it on @americaadapts.bsky.social.
www.americaadapts.org/episodes/ins...
Inside the MR2025 Conference: Planning for Adaptation, Mobility and Relocation in a Warming World — AMERICA ADAPTS The Climate Change Podcast
Inside the MR2025 Conference: Planning for Adaptation, Mobility and Relocation in a Warming World. Ep. 233.
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July 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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To illustrate just how much of the United States is uninsured against flood risk, take note of this statistic:

Just 25 counties (nearly all of them coastal) account for 50% (!!!) of all active NFIP policies.
July 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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This heat wave mortality graphic tells quite the story.

Europe needs to get over itself and start rolling out air conditioning.
July 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
New America Adapts podcast is up! I talk with Laurie Schoeman, senior #resilience person in Biden #WhiteHouse about what went wrong on adaptation—and what to do differently next time.

Also: her work on LA’s post-fire Blue Ribbon Commission and why it matters now.

#Climate #Adaptation #Wildfire #LA
Inside the Biden White House: Climate Adaptation Wins, Misses—and the Road Ahead — AMERICA ADAPTS The Climate Change Podcast
Inside the Biden White House: Climate Adaptation Wins, Misses —and the Road Ahead. Ep. 232.
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July 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
New America Adapts #podcast: I talk w/ Robin Keegan—ex-FEMA, ex-HUD, Katrina veteran—about why disaster recovery is still broken, how climate change is making it worse, and what the current admin is doing to make sure it stays broken

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#climatechange #DisasterRecovery #Resilience
Fixing FEMA, Fixing HUD: A Former Insider on Disaster Recovery and Climate Adaptation — AMERICA ADAPTS The Climate Change Podcast
Fixing FEMA, Fixing HUD: A Former Insider on Disaster Recovery and Climate Adaptation. Ep. 231.
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June 16, 2025 at 10:17 AM