Anuradha Mukherji
@anuradhamukherji.bsky.social
Social scientist. Working at the intersection of coastal climate adaptation, disaster recovery, housing, policy & governance.
Associate Professor|Community & Regional Planning @ ECU|www.anuradha.net
Pirate Name - Pearl
Alum, UC Berkeley & Texas A&M
Associate Professor|Community & Regional Planning @ ECU|www.anuradha.net
Pirate Name - Pearl
Alum, UC Berkeley & Texas A&M
Pinned
Starter Pack of planners working on climate change. Suggestions welcome!
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Texas gets intense thunderstorms during spring and summer months. A Summer Camp for children should absolutely not be in a 100-year floodplain within the deadly Texas flash flood alley. Period.
As I have said before, this was nothing short of criminal neglect.
FEMA "determined in 2011 that much of Camp Mystic lay within a 100-year flood zone, meaning there was a 1 percent chance in any given year that it would be flooded. The Eastlands successfully challenged the agency’s maps..."
FEMA "determined in 2011 that much of Camp Mystic lay within a 100-year flood zone, meaning there was a 1 percent chance in any given year that it would be flooded. The Eastlands successfully challenged the agency’s maps..."
Suits Accuse Camp Mystic of Gross Negligence in Children’s Deaths
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Texas gets intense thunderstorms during spring and summer months. A Summer Camp for children should absolutely not be in a 100-year floodplain within the deadly Texas flash flood alley. Period.
As I have said before, this was nothing short of criminal neglect.
FEMA "determined in 2011 that much of Camp Mystic lay within a 100-year flood zone, meaning there was a 1 percent chance in any given year that it would be flooded. The Eastlands successfully challenged the agency’s maps..."
FEMA "determined in 2011 that much of Camp Mystic lay within a 100-year flood zone, meaning there was a 1 percent chance in any given year that it would be flooded. The Eastlands successfully challenged the agency’s maps..."
Suits Accuse Camp Mystic of Gross Negligence in Children’s Deaths
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
As I have said before, this was nothing short of criminal neglect.
FEMA "determined in 2011 that much of Camp Mystic lay within a 100-year flood zone, meaning there was a 1 percent chance in any given year that it would be flooded. The Eastlands successfully challenged the agency’s maps..."
FEMA "determined in 2011 that much of Camp Mystic lay within a 100-year flood zone, meaning there was a 1 percent chance in any given year that it would be flooded. The Eastlands successfully challenged the agency’s maps..."
"Climate change is the new liberal arts"
Climate change ‘is the new liberal arts’: Colleges build environmental lessons into degrees
University of California, San Diego, requires all students to learn about climate change, while other schools have added environmental sustainability requirements.
hechingerreport.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
"Climate change is the new liberal arts"
Colleagues - Consider serving as an 'expert reviewer' for IPCC-Special Report on Climate Change and Cities. Registration for expert reviewers closes Nov 30.
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Special Report on Climate Change and Cities — IPCC
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November 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Colleagues - Consider serving as an 'expert reviewer' for IPCC-Special Report on Climate Change and Cities. Registration for expert reviewers closes Nov 30.
Website Link: www.ipcc.ch/report/speci...
Call for Reviewers: www.ipcc.ch/2025/09/17/p...
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Today on Volts: sustainable transportation policy is under comprehensive attack by the federal government, but states can soften the blow. Specifically, governors have a little-understood authority to transfer existing federal funds to EV charging, bike lanes, & transit. But time is running out!
Hey governors: you can salvage sustainable transportation, but you need to do it quick!
Liya Rechtman lays out the playbook for governors to salvage clean transportation using existing federal funds before it's too late.
www.volts.wtf
November 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Today on Volts: sustainable transportation policy is under comprehensive attack by the federal government, but states can soften the blow. Specifically, governors have a little-understood authority to transfer existing federal funds to EV charging, bike lanes, & transit. But time is running out!
A non-technical overview by my colleague Tom Rickenbach at ECU of Hurricane Melissa (satellite views & forecast) as it approached Jamaica as a Cat 5 storm, with dramatic video of US Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft flying in the eye. #HurricaneMelissa #NationalWeatherService @nws.noaa.gov
Hurricane Melissa Oct 26-30 2025
Hurricane Melissa Oct 26-30 2025
ecu.instructuremedia.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
A non-technical overview by my colleague Tom Rickenbach at ECU of Hurricane Melissa (satellite views & forecast) as it approached Jamaica as a Cat 5 storm, with dramatic video of US Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft flying in the eye. #HurricaneMelissa #NationalWeatherService @nws.noaa.gov
"33-magnitude" 😮🤣 AI Genius!
October 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
"33-magnitude" 😮🤣 AI Genius!
A much needed resource!
The Billion Dollar Weather and Climate Disaster dataset is back and now at @climatecentral.org!
Through the first half of 2025, there were 14 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters across the United States, costing $101.4 billion. 1/2
www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...
Through the first half of 2025, there were 14 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters across the United States, costing $101.4 billion. 1/2
www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...
October 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
A much needed resource!
National Academies virtual presentation on 'Extreme Weather Events & Insurance'
October 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
National Academies virtual presentation on 'Extreme Weather Events & Insurance'
For eastern NC communities, it is Floyd, Matthew & Florence. The storms & subsequent flooding are described as compound coastal water events (CCWEs) as the combination of the events, temporally & spatially, have led to compounding of impacts in rural ENC.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Almost half of North Carolina has seen their worst ever tropical event within the past decade, including storms such as Florence and Helene.
Does this match your local perception? What do you remember about these storms?
Read more in our Helene lookback: climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2025/09...
Does this match your local perception? What do you remember about these storms?
Read more in our Helene lookback: climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2025/09...
October 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
For eastern NC communities, it is Floyd, Matthew & Florence. The storms & subsequent flooding are described as compound coastal water events (CCWEs) as the combination of the events, temporally & spatially, have led to compounding of impacts in rural ENC.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"A song for the times we live..."
youtu.be/vyXccqTlhoI?...
This young artist sums it up perfectly. This song had me on my feet today!
This young artist sums it up perfectly. This song had me on my feet today!
Mon Rovîa - Heavy Foot (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Mon Rovîa
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October 7, 2025 at 1:37 AM
"A song for the times we live..."
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🛡️ Estuaries are our coastal communities' first line of defense! Habitats such as salt marshes, coral reefs, and mangroves can reduce storm surge heights and wave energy. Mother Nature's own flood protection system at work! #EstuariesWeek #WadeIn #CoastalResilience #ClimateAdaptation
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
🛡️ Estuaries are our coastal communities' first line of defense! Habitats such as salt marshes, coral reefs, and mangroves can reduce storm surge heights and wave energy. Mother Nature's own flood protection system at work! #EstuariesWeek #WadeIn #CoastalResilience #ClimateAdaptation
Florida's "insurance crisis is hitting hardest in the disadvantaged counties of Florida’s agricultural heartland."
insideclimatenews.org/news/1409202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/1409202...
September 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Florida's "insurance crisis is hitting hardest in the disadvantaged counties of Florida’s agricultural heartland."
insideclimatenews.org/news/1409202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/1409202...
Not just health insurance, but also an increase in home insurance. North Carolina does not look good.
#ClimateCrisis #Insurance #Housing
insurancejustice.org/mapping-the-...
#ClimateCrisis #Insurance #Housing
insurancejustice.org/mapping-the-...
September 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Not just health insurance, but also an increase in home insurance. North Carolina does not look good.
#ClimateCrisis #Insurance #Housing
insurancejustice.org/mapping-the-...
#ClimateCrisis #Insurance #Housing
insurancejustice.org/mapping-the-...
We cannot engineer our way out of climate change & hazards. Katrina was not just about levees, but a result of multiple failures–no protection of wetlands; lack of local, state, federal preparedness; no attention to mitigation; no cohesive plan to evacuate; no proper enforcement of building codes...
20 years after Katrina, New Orleans’ levees are sinking and short on money.
The city’s $14 billion flood system faces new threats from climate change, land subsidence, and Trump budget cuts.
grist.org/extreme-weat...
#NewOrleans #Katrina #Climate #Disaster #Weather #LA
The city’s $14 billion flood system faces new threats from climate change, land subsidence, and Trump budget cuts.
grist.org/extreme-weat...
#NewOrleans #Katrina #Climate #Disaster #Weather #LA
20 years after Katrina, New Orleans’ levees are sinking and short on money
The city’s $14 billion flood system faces new threats from climate change, land subsidence, and Trump budget cuts.
grist.org
September 2, 2025 at 7:05 PM
We cannot engineer our way out of climate change & hazards. Katrina was not just about levees, but a result of multiple failures–no protection of wetlands; lack of local, state, federal preparedness; no attention to mitigation; no cohesive plan to evacuate; no proper enforcement of building codes...
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September 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Fantastic news!
Scientists breathe new life into climate website after shutdown under Trump
Climate.gov, which went dark this summer, set to be revived by volunteers as climate.us with expanded mission
www.theguardian.com
August 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Fantastic news!
Charging higher insurance rates for households with poor credit scores institutionalizes racist policies (similar to redlining) and compounds preexisting vulnerabilities.
New research from @cplusc.bsky.social & @consumerfed.bsky.social shows that average across the US it is MORE EXPENSIVE to have a poor credit score than to live in a zip code with a high disaster risk:
climatecommunityinstitute.substack.com/p/insurers-c...
climatecommunityinstitute.substack.com/p/insurers-c...
Insurers Charge Low Credit Homeowners Twice As Much for the Same Policy
In many cases, a low credit score is more expensive than high disaster risk
climatecommunityinstitute.substack.com
August 19, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Charging higher insurance rates for households with poor credit scores institutionalizes racist policies (similar to redlining) and compounds preexisting vulnerabilities.
Frustrating that #UNC and ECU have rushed to comply...
Trustees review ECU's equality policy compliance
Positions have been eliminated, courses changed and scholarships renamed, but only 21 of 13,727 students enrolled in diversity classes at East Carolina University last year withdrew when given a chanc...
www.reflector.com
August 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Frustrating that #UNC and ECU have rushed to comply...
Recovery in Texas without the option of FEMA funded buyouts will be challenging, and low-income households might never be able to fully recover to a quality of life pre-floods. #FEMA #TexasFloods @grist.org
What the River Takes | grist.org/extreme-weat...
What the River Takes | grist.org/extreme-weat...
After Texas’ catastrophic floods, families face a daunting question: Rebuild or let go?
Brian Keeper survived the July 4 floods that devastated Hunt, Texas. But moving on may be the hardest part.
grist.org
August 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Recovery in Texas without the option of FEMA funded buyouts will be challenging, and low-income households might never be able to fully recover to a quality of life pre-floods. #FEMA #TexasFloods @grist.org
What the River Takes | grist.org/extreme-weat...
What the River Takes | grist.org/extreme-weat...
NOAA data from Climate Central, Inc.
Looking for Billion Dollar Disaster Data from NOAA now that it has been discontinued? | Sunny Wescott
Looking for Billion Dollar Disaster Data from NOAA now that it has been discontinued? Don't worry, Climate Central, Inc. is here for us!
From 1980 through 2024, the U.S. suffered 403 billion-dollar we...
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August 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
NOAA data from Climate Central, Inc.
This is policy without logic. Why even wait for the 2025 hurricane season to end?/s If it is important to wait for this year's season to finish, is the next year's season and the years after not important? Mind boggling.
Image from First Street Foundation's June 10 report "High Water High Stakes"
Image from First Street Foundation's June 10 report "High Water High Stakes"
July 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This is policy without logic. Why even wait for the 2025 hurricane season to end?/s If it is important to wait for this year's season to finish, is the next year's season and the years after not important? Mind boggling.
Image from First Street Foundation's June 10 report "High Water High Stakes"
Image from First Street Foundation's June 10 report "High Water High Stakes"
PIs - If you had an NSF grant related to economics cancelled...
Economic Research Rescue Fund
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is dramatically reducing its vital support for basic science. Principal Investigators who were conducting or facilitating economic research under a grant termina...
www.ssrc.org
July 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
PIs - If you had an NSF grant related to economics cancelled...
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I don’t mean to sound dramatic, but this is the last thing we need right now. 😬
July 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I don’t mean to sound dramatic, but this is the last thing we need right now. 😬