Julian Hattem
@jmhattem.bsky.social
SHELTER FROM THE STORM: HOW CLIMATE CHANGE IS CREATING A NEW ERA OF MIGRATION out now: https://thenewpress.org/books/shelter-from-the-storm/
Editor of the Migration Information Source from the Migration Policy Institute: bit.ly/SourceSignUp
Editor of the Migration Information Source from the Migration Policy Institute: bit.ly/SourceSignUp
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It's pub day for my book, Shelter from the Storm: How Climate Change Is Creating a New Era of Migration!
Here are some pictures I took during some of the reporting in Guatemala and Bangladesh
Here are some pictures I took during some of the reporting in Guatemala and Bangladesh
Come join us in this online event!
Climate change is already reshaping human migration. What happens as it increases?
Next week: Vital Crest Foundation Director Rose Kobusinge, Zahid Shashoto from Uttaran Bangladesh & MPI's @jmhattem.bsky.social & Lawrence Huang explore the relationship between climate & migration
Next week: Vital Crest Foundation Director Rose Kobusinge, Zahid Shashoto from Uttaran Bangladesh & MPI's @jmhattem.bsky.social & Lawrence Huang explore the relationship between climate & migration
January 22, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Come join us in this online event!
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🌊 Floods & drought 🔥Wildfires & sea-level rise. Different climate events drive different migration patterns
On Jan 27: Vital Crest Foundation Director Rose Kobusinge, Zahid Shashoto from Uttaran Bangladesh & @jmhattem.bsky.social examine how climate change is reshaping migration
bit.ly/ccmigration26
On Jan 27: Vital Crest Foundation Director Rose Kobusinge, Zahid Shashoto from Uttaran Bangladesh & @jmhattem.bsky.social examine how climate change is reshaping migration
bit.ly/ccmigration26
January 21, 2026 at 5:13 PM
🌊 Floods & drought 🔥Wildfires & sea-level rise. Different climate events drive different migration patterns
On Jan 27: Vital Crest Foundation Director Rose Kobusinge, Zahid Shashoto from Uttaran Bangladesh & @jmhattem.bsky.social examine how climate change is reshaping migration
bit.ly/ccmigration26
On Jan 27: Vital Crest Foundation Director Rose Kobusinge, Zahid Shashoto from Uttaran Bangladesh & @jmhattem.bsky.social examine how climate change is reshaping migration
bit.ly/ccmigration26
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“She was so anemic and hungry that she resorted to eating clay, digging out the top layer of earth to get to the cleaner soil below, and charcoal. Her chart showed she gained fewer than 10 pounds during her entire pregnancy. Her baby, Nuru, was born at 33 weeks, weighing about 3.5 pounds.”
Expectant mothers were left so hungry after the U.S. cut foreign food aid that one woman ate clay and charcoal.
Her baby struggled to gain weight after being born prematurely.
Her baby struggled to gain weight after being born prematurely.
What I Saw at a Maternity Ward in Kenya After the U.S. Cut Off Food and Foreign Aid
Photographs tell a story of two mothers determined to help their babies gain enough weight to leave the hospital — only to face little to no food again.
www.propublica.org
January 21, 2026 at 4:02 PM
“She was so anemic and hungry that she resorted to eating clay, digging out the top layer of earth to get to the cleaner soil below, and charcoal. Her chart showed she gained fewer than 10 pounds during her entire pregnancy. Her baby, Nuru, was born at 33 weeks, weighing about 3.5 pounds.”
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very weird to hear the mayor of New York City say the words "Bolton Wanderers"
January 20, 2026 at 8:59 PM
very weird to hear the mayor of New York City say the words "Bolton Wanderers"
NEXT TUESDAY I'll be on @migrationpolicy.bsky.social webinar about on-the-ground perspectives on climate change & migration
There will be takeaways from my book, SHELTER FROM THE STORM: HOW CLIMATE CHANGE IS CREATING A NEW ERA OF MIGRATION
Come along! www.migrationpolicy.org/events/migra...
There will be takeaways from my book, SHELTER FROM THE STORM: HOW CLIMATE CHANGE IS CREATING A NEW ERA OF MIGRATION
Come along! www.migrationpolicy.org/events/migra...
Migration amid Climate Change: Adaptation, Displacement, and People Trapped in Place
This webinar focuses on how climate change is altering human mobility and offers insights into on-the-ground experiences of climate change and migration in East Africa, South Asia, and other global co...
www.migrationpolicy.org
January 20, 2026 at 4:33 PM
NEXT TUESDAY I'll be on @migrationpolicy.bsky.social webinar about on-the-ground perspectives on climate change & migration
There will be takeaways from my book, SHELTER FROM THE STORM: HOW CLIMATE CHANGE IS CREATING A NEW ERA OF MIGRATION
Come along! www.migrationpolicy.org/events/migra...
There will be takeaways from my book, SHELTER FROM THE STORM: HOW CLIMATE CHANGE IS CREATING A NEW ERA OF MIGRATION
Come along! www.migrationpolicy.org/events/migra...
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When you combine today's announcement with the June and December travel bans, the Trump administration has now banned or indefinitely suspended immigrant visas* for 90 different countries, including 70% of African countries.
*visas that provide a green card and a path to eventual citizenship
*visas that provide a green card and a path to eventual citizenship
January 14, 2026 at 7:41 PM
When you combine today's announcement with the June and December travel bans, the Trump administration has now banned or indefinitely suspended immigrant visas* for 90 different countries, including 70% of African countries.
*visas that provide a green card and a path to eventual citizenship
*visas that provide a green card and a path to eventual citizenship
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The Trump administration is pausing visa processing indefinitely for 75 countries, including Brazil.
The State Department is freezing visas for the countries while consulates adopt new public charge screening policies.
The State Department is freezing visas for the countries while consulates adopt new public charge screening policies.
US Set to Suspend Visa Processing for Dozens of Countries (1)
The State Department will suspend processing visas for people from dozens of countries, according to a person familiar with the matter, in what marks one of the Trump administration’s most extreme mov...
news.bloomberglaw.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:48 PM
The Trump administration is pausing visa processing indefinitely for 75 countries, including Brazil.
The State Department is freezing visas for the countries while consulates adopt new public charge screening policies.
The State Department is freezing visas for the countries while consulates adopt new public charge screening policies.
tune in RIGHT NOW to hear my very smart colleagues @migrationpolicy.bsky.social talk about what's happened in US immigration since Trump took office (it's been a lot!)
www.migrationpolicy.org/events/immig...
www.migrationpolicy.org/events/immig...
Beyond “Shock and Awe”: Immigration Actions in the First Year under Trump 2.0
MPI analysts assess the immigration actions taken during President Trump's first year back in office, detail the legal state of play, and analyze the actual effects on the labor market, U.S. communiti...
www.migrationpolicy.org
January 13, 2026 at 6:01 PM
tune in RIGHT NOW to hear my very smart colleagues @migrationpolicy.bsky.social talk about what's happened in US immigration since Trump took office (it's been a lot!)
www.migrationpolicy.org/events/immig...
www.migrationpolicy.org/events/immig...
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'Net migration to the UK could fall below zero in the short term and stabilise at levels not seen since the 1990s, with far-reaching consequences for politics and society...
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January 13, 2026 at 11:46 AM
'Net migration to the UK could fall below zero in the short term and stabilise at levels not seen since the 1990s, with far-reaching consequences for politics and society...
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TOMORROW check out our webinar to hear @kathleenbush.bsky.social @colleenputzelkav.bsky.social Muzaffar Chishti & Doris Meissner make sense of the last year of US immigration policy
www.migrationpolicy.org/events/immigration-actions-first-year-trump-2
www.migrationpolicy.org/events/immigration-actions-first-year-trump-2
Beyond “Shock and Awe”: Immigration Actions in the First Year under Trump 2.0
MPI analysts assess the immigration actions taken during President Trump's first year back in office, detail the legal state of play, and analyze the actual effects on the labor market, U.S. communiti...
www.migrationpolicy.org
January 12, 2026 at 2:14 PM
TOMORROW check out our webinar to hear @kathleenbush.bsky.social @colleenputzelkav.bsky.social Muzaffar Chishti & Doris Meissner make sense of the last year of US immigration policy
www.migrationpolicy.org/events/immigration-actions-first-year-trump-2
www.migrationpolicy.org/events/immigration-actions-first-year-trump-2
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WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings
A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.
www.wsj.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:44 PM
WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
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“.. In the last four months alone, immigration officers have fired on at least nine people in five states and Washington, D.C. All of the individuals targeted in those shootings were, like the woman killed on Wednesday, fired on while in their vehicles.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
January 8, 2026 at 11:39 AM
“.. In the last four months alone, immigration officers have fired on at least nine people in five states and Washington, D.C. All of the individuals targeted in those shootings were, like the woman killed on Wednesday, fired on while in their vehicles.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
So thankful for everyone who came out to my book launch event last night, for @timothycama.bsky.social for joining me in a discussion, and for @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social for hosting
What a nice evening!
What a nice evening!
January 7, 2026 at 4:23 PM
So thankful for everyone who came out to my book launch event last night, for @timothycama.bsky.social for joining me in a discussion, and for @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social for hosting
What a nice evening!
What a nice evening!
"Rebuilding is possible, but only for those who can negotiate deals, absorb losses or take on risk. Even then, the money often doesn’t add up."
A year after the LA wildfires, the price tag for the costliest blazes in US history is still climbing. Who pays is uncertain.
Our story on how risk and damage have spread beyond burned neighborhoods and the fight to limit losses and shift liability: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Our story on how risk and damage have spread beyond burned neighborhoods and the fight to limit losses and shift liability: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
One Year After LA Fires, Recovery Is a Battleground
The price tag for the costliest blazes in US history is still climbing and disputes over who will pay are escalating.
www.bloomberg.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:13 PM
"Rebuilding is possible, but only for those who can negotiate deals, absorb losses or take on risk. Even then, the money often doesn’t add up."
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Join @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social in DC tonight at 7 p.m. for a conversation with @jmhattem.bsky.social (SHELTER FROM THE STORM, @thenewpress.bsky.social). It's our Spotlight Event! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/mee... #booksky
January 6, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Join @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social in DC tonight at 7 p.m. for a conversation with @jmhattem.bsky.social (SHELTER FROM THE STORM, @thenewpress.bsky.social). It's our Spotlight Event! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/mee... #booksky
It's pub day for my book, Shelter from the Storm: How Climate Change Is Creating a New Era of Migration!
Here are some pictures I took during some of the reporting in Guatemala and Bangladesh
Here are some pictures I took during some of the reporting in Guatemala and Bangladesh
January 6, 2026 at 3:50 PM
It's pub day for my book, Shelter from the Storm: How Climate Change Is Creating a New Era of Migration!
Here are some pictures I took during some of the reporting in Guatemala and Bangladesh
Here are some pictures I took during some of the reporting in Guatemala and Bangladesh
Humbled and honored to see my book included on @inkstickmedia.com's list of their most anticipated books of the year, along some very other nice-looking books!
inkstickmedia.com/inksticks-mo...
inkstickmedia.com/inksticks-mo...
Inkstick’s Most Anticipated Books of 2026 (So Far)
In 2026, several forthcoming and highly anticipated books can help you make sense of authoritarianism, bigotry, and war in a grim age.
inkstickmedia.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Humbled and honored to see my book included on @inkstickmedia.com's list of their most anticipated books of the year, along some very other nice-looking books!
inkstickmedia.com/inksticks-mo...
inkstickmedia.com/inksticks-mo...
The great and cool folks @grist.org published an excerpt of SHELTER FROM THE STORM about how climate migration is not only maybe not-bad but actually could be good, actually
grist.org/migration/th...
grist.org/migration/th...
January 5, 2026 at 7:11 PM
The great and cool folks @grist.org published an excerpt of SHELTER FROM THE STORM about how climate migration is not only maybe not-bad but actually could be good, actually
grist.org/migration/th...
grist.org/migration/th...
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“Industry experts cast doubt on whether the passports would draw a high number of applicants, however.”
Botswana pitches ‘golden passport’ scheme as diamond sales fall
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Botswana pitches ‘golden passport’ scheme as diamond sales fall
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Botswana pitches ‘golden passport’ scheme as diamond sales fall
Foreigners would pay up to $100,000 for citizenship under the proposal
giftarticle.ft.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:15 PM
“Industry experts cast doubt on whether the passports would draw a high number of applicants, however.”
Botswana pitches ‘golden passport’ scheme as diamond sales fall
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Botswana pitches ‘golden passport’ scheme as diamond sales fall
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309-14 against.
That's the scorecard of federal judges ruling on the Trump administration's attempt to treat *any* non-citizen who was never lawfully admitted as having been stopped at the border for purposes of detention w/o bail.
Here's my earlier explainer:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/195-the-im...
That's the scorecard of federal judges ruling on the Trump administration's attempt to treat *any* non-citizen who was never lawfully admitted as having been stopped at the border for purposes of detention w/o bail.
Here's my earlier explainer:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/195-the-im...
January 5, 2026 at 2:53 PM
309-14 against.
That's the scorecard of federal judges ruling on the Trump administration's attempt to treat *any* non-citizen who was never lawfully admitted as having been stopped at the border for purposes of detention w/o bail.
Here's my earlier explainer:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/195-the-im...
That's the scorecard of federal judges ruling on the Trump administration's attempt to treat *any* non-citizen who was never lawfully admitted as having been stopped at the border for purposes of detention w/o bail.
Here's my earlier explainer:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/195-the-im...
For a variety of reasons, refugees may be the most vulnerable victims of climate change
Can they outrun both war and disasters?
Excerpt from SHELTER FROM THE STORM is up today in @inkstickmedia.com
inkstickmedia.com/can-refugees...
Can they outrun both war and disasters?
Excerpt from SHELTER FROM THE STORM is up today in @inkstickmedia.com
inkstickmedia.com/can-refugees...
January 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM
For a variety of reasons, refugees may be the most vulnerable victims of climate change
Can they outrun both war and disasters?
Excerpt from SHELTER FROM THE STORM is up today in @inkstickmedia.com
inkstickmedia.com/can-refugees...
Can they outrun both war and disasters?
Excerpt from SHELTER FROM THE STORM is up today in @inkstickmedia.com
inkstickmedia.com/can-refugees...
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Lines at the markets in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, according to a friend there trying to stock up right now
January 3, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Lines at the markets in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, according to a friend there trying to stock up right now
Shelter from the Storm: How Climate Change Is Creating a New Era of Migration is out ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!
Pick up a copy from your local bookstore or wherever else you get books (but especially your local bookstore)
Pick up a copy from your local bookstore or wherever else you get books (but especially your local bookstore)
December 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Shelter from the Storm: How Climate Change Is Creating a New Era of Migration is out ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!
Pick up a copy from your local bookstore or wherever else you get books (but especially your local bookstore)
Pick up a copy from your local bookstore or wherever else you get books (but especially your local bookstore)
The wrong answers are interesting (most people expected a female president by now) but also curious what people got right
Small majorities anticipated the rise of internet shopping and work-from-home
Small majorities anticipated the rise of internet shopping and work-from-home
December 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The wrong answers are interesting (most people expected a female president by now) but also curious what people got right
Small majorities anticipated the rise of internet shopping and work-from-home
Small majorities anticipated the rise of internet shopping and work-from-home
Are you in DC? COME TO MY BOOK LAUNCH!
Tues, Jan 6 at 7pm at the amazing and wonderful @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social
I will be there to talk and give you a hug and say thank you very much
www.eventbrite.com/e/julian-hat...
Tues, Jan 6 at 7pm at the amazing and wonderful @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social
I will be there to talk and give you a hug and say thank you very much
www.eventbrite.com/e/julian-hat...
Julian Hattem - Shelter From The Storm
An urgent wake-up call about the coming large-scale human displacement caused by climate change, from one of the world’s leading experts
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December 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Are you in DC? COME TO MY BOOK LAUNCH!
Tues, Jan 6 at 7pm at the amazing and wonderful @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social
I will be there to talk and give you a hug and say thank you very much
www.eventbrite.com/e/julian-hat...
Tues, Jan 6 at 7pm at the amazing and wonderful @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social
I will be there to talk and give you a hug and say thank you very much
www.eventbrite.com/e/julian-hat...