Katia
@katiatee.bsky.social
Interdisciplinary public servant working to address the inequitable impacts of disasters and climate change. Urban resilience, social justice, and strategic foresight. Views my own. she/her
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
Great interview with Jonathan Eaton on Disaster Preparedness research and engagement in Vancouver via Vancouver Co-op Radio: www.spreaker.com/episode/jona... Link to the full report here: drrn.ubc.ca/research/res...
Jonathan Eaton - Disaster Preparedness - The Conversation Lab
www.spreaker.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Great interview with Jonathan Eaton on Disaster Preparedness research and engagement in Vancouver via Vancouver Co-op Radio: www.spreaker.com/episode/jona... Link to the full report here: drrn.ubc.ca/research/res...
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Ottawa won’t back down on Ring of Fire environmental assessment.
Doug Ford wants to fast-track #mining in the North, but First Nations say both governments are stripping away environmental safeguards and treaty rights.
New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/climate/envi...
#onpoli
Doug Ford wants to fast-track #mining in the North, but First Nations say both governments are stripping away environmental safeguards and treaty rights.
New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/climate/envi...
#onpoli
Ottawa won’t back down on Ring of Fire environmental assessment
Doug Ford wants to fast-track critical mineral development, but First Nations say both governments are stripping away environmental safeguards and treaty rights
ricochet.media
November 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Ottawa won’t back down on Ring of Fire environmental assessment.
Doug Ford wants to fast-track #mining in the North, but First Nations say both governments are stripping away environmental safeguards and treaty rights.
New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/climate/envi...
#onpoli
Doug Ford wants to fast-track #mining in the North, but First Nations say both governments are stripping away environmental safeguards and treaty rights.
New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/climate/envi...
#onpoli
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⚠️ When “technology will save us” becomes a climate risk!
A new paper from great colleagues takes a careful look at techno-optimism — the belief that technology will largely solve climate change — and what it means for real-world climate action.
(1/4)👇
osf.io/preprints/ps...
A new paper from great colleagues takes a careful look at techno-optimism — the belief that technology will largely solve climate change — and what it means for real-world climate action.
(1/4)👇
osf.io/preprints/ps...
November 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
⚠️ When “technology will save us” becomes a climate risk!
A new paper from great colleagues takes a careful look at techno-optimism — the belief that technology will largely solve climate change — and what it means for real-world climate action.
(1/4)👇
osf.io/preprints/ps...
A new paper from great colleagues takes a careful look at techno-optimism — the belief that technology will largely solve climate change — and what it means for real-world climate action.
(1/4)👇
osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Today we have "Building Anew: Ephemerality & the Igluvigaq (Igloo)" by Phoebe Springstubb
This is the seventh post in Part V of the Visual Cultures of the Circumpolar North series edited by @issygapp.bsky.social & guest edited by @sarahmpicks.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2025/11/17/b...
#envhist
This is the seventh post in Part V of the Visual Cultures of the Circumpolar North series edited by @issygapp.bsky.social & guest edited by @sarahmpicks.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2025/11/17/b...
#envhist
Building Anew: Ephemerality and the Igluvigaq (Igloo)
Snow architecture enabled Inuit placemaking, memory, and renewal, while Europeans misread its ephemerality to erase Indigenous history and justify imperial claims.
niche-canada.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Today we have "Building Anew: Ephemerality & the Igluvigaq (Igloo)" by Phoebe Springstubb
This is the seventh post in Part V of the Visual Cultures of the Circumpolar North series edited by @issygapp.bsky.social & guest edited by @sarahmpicks.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2025/11/17/b...
#envhist
This is the seventh post in Part V of the Visual Cultures of the Circumpolar North series edited by @issygapp.bsky.social & guest edited by @sarahmpicks.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2025/11/17/b...
#envhist
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"For example, if August 2003 meteorological conditions recur at the recent annual global temperature anomaly of 1.5 °C, we project 17,800 excess deaths across Europe in one week, rising to 32,000 at 3 °C."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Increasing risk of mass human heat mortality if historical weather patterns recur - Nature Climate Change
The authors couple calculations of historical heatwave intensity at present and future global temperatures with exposure–response functions to quantify mortality from extreme heat events in Europe. Th...
www.nature.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
"For example, if August 2003 meteorological conditions recur at the recent annual global temperature anomaly of 1.5 °C, we project 17,800 excess deaths across Europe in one week, rising to 32,000 at 3 °C."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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At COP30 Canada just got awarded the fossil of the day — first time since 2014 (the harper years). Clear sign of how Carney’s pro fossil fuel agenda and backsliding on climate policy is being noticed internationally.
November 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
At COP30 Canada just got awarded the fossil of the day — first time since 2014 (the harper years). Clear sign of how Carney’s pro fossil fuel agenda and backsliding on climate policy is being noticed internationally.
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At this point what isn't Canada complicit in?
Both the Gaza and Sudan genocides are tied to Canadian arms and funding to Israel and Canadian armoured vehicles on the ground in Sudan. Now Carney is going to meet with the UAE to further advance ties.
Both the Gaza and Sudan genocides are tied to Canadian arms and funding to Israel and Canadian armoured vehicles on the ground in Sudan. Now Carney is going to meet with the UAE to further advance ties.
Carney heads to the UAE amid questions about atrocities in Sudan | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to the United Arab Emirates next week, as both that country and Canada face questions over alleged links to actrocities in Sudan.
www.cbc.ca
November 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
At this point what isn't Canada complicit in?
Both the Gaza and Sudan genocides are tied to Canadian arms and funding to Israel and Canadian armoured vehicles on the ground in Sudan. Now Carney is going to meet with the UAE to further advance ties.
Both the Gaza and Sudan genocides are tied to Canadian arms and funding to Israel and Canadian armoured vehicles on the ground in Sudan. Now Carney is going to meet with the UAE to further advance ties.
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I love this story about the sea wolves globalnews.ca/news/1153034...
Cameras capture B.C. sea wolf raiding crab traps in first possible ‘tool use’ | Globalnews.ca
'Our crews came in and said that, you know, something had been pulling our crab traps and taking the bait,' William Housty told Global News.
globalnews.ca
November 18, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I love this story about the sea wolves globalnews.ca/news/1153034...
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ICYMI, IRAN: “Authorities in Iran have sprayed clouds with chemicals to induce rain, in an attempt to combat the country's worst drought in decades.” www.bbc.com/news/article... - BBC News (World)
#Drought #Iran #Tehran #WaterCrisis
#Drought #Iran #Tehran #WaterCrisis
Iran begins cloud seeding to induce rain during worst drought in decades
Iran’s largest lake has largely dried out and people are resorting to praying for rain in some areas
www.bbc.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
ICYMI, IRAN: “Authorities in Iran have sprayed clouds with chemicals to induce rain, in an attempt to combat the country's worst drought in decades.” www.bbc.com/news/article... - BBC News (World)
#Drought #Iran #Tehran #WaterCrisis
#Drought #Iran #Tehran #WaterCrisis
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🚨 JUST IN: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may soon loosen radiation exposure safety standards at nuclear plants and operations. Experts warn the general public is unsafe, Lesley M.M. Blume and Chloe Shrager write.
@lesleymmblume.bsky.social @chloeshrager.bsky.social
#NRC #radiation #nukesky
@lesleymmblume.bsky.social @chloeshrager.bsky.social
#NRC #radiation #nukesky
Trump's new radiation exposure limits could be 'catastrophic' for women and girls
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may soon loosen radiation exposure safety standards at nuclear plants and operations. Experts warn the general public is unsafe.
thebulletin.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
🚨 JUST IN: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may soon loosen radiation exposure safety standards at nuclear plants and operations. Experts warn the general public is unsafe, Lesley M.M. Blume and Chloe Shrager write.
@lesleymmblume.bsky.social @chloeshrager.bsky.social
#NRC #radiation #nukesky
@lesleymmblume.bsky.social @chloeshrager.bsky.social
#NRC #radiation #nukesky
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In Episode 2, I spoke with @lisaschipper.bsky.social and @rodschoonover.bsky.social about how climate shocks and (mal)adaptation are increasing vulnerabilities and inequalities across and within countries and what can be done about it. cece.american.edu/copout-episo...
November 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
In Episode 2, I spoke with @lisaschipper.bsky.social and @rodschoonover.bsky.social about how climate shocks and (mal)adaptation are increasing vulnerabilities and inequalities across and within countries and what can be done about it. cece.american.edu/copout-episo...
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Hurricane Melissa: a real-time case study of colonialism’s legacies which shows why climate justice cannot be separated from reparatory justice via Natricia Duncan
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
Hurricane Melissa a ‘real-time case study’ of colonialism’s legacies
Destruction in Jamaica shows why climate justice cannot be separated from reparatory justice, campaigners say
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Hurricane Melissa: a real-time case study of colonialism’s legacies which shows why climate justice cannot be separated from reparatory justice via Natricia Duncan
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
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"There were spaces to meet (and argue), spaces to organize and plan – and spaces to socialize too... Having different groups sharing the same space provided opportunities for people to learn how to organize together." "Yet now, the left is looking at a very different and less vibrant landscape."...
Radical organizing was once backed up by a network of physical spaces. How can we rebuild them to support the movements we need now? By Rosie Hampton (@rosiehampton.bsky.social)
Where is the left?
Radical organizing was once backed up by a network of physical spaces. How can we rebuild them to support the movements we need now? By Rosie Hampton.
newint.org
November 16, 2025 at 2:19 AM
"There were spaces to meet (and argue), spaces to organize and plan – and spaces to socialize too... Having different groups sharing the same space provided opportunities for people to learn how to organize together." "Yet now, the left is looking at a very different and less vibrant landscape."...
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I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
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November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
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A dam collapse in 2015 unleashed tonnes of toxic waste into a major river, killing 19 and devastating villages downstream.
UK judge finds BHP Group liable in Brazil’s worst environmental disaster
A dam collapse in 2015 unleashed tonnes of toxic waste into a major river, killing 19 and devastating villages downstream.
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A dam collapse in 2015 unleashed tonnes of toxic waste into a major river, killing 19 and devastating villages downstream.
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BC's Ksi Lisims LNG Makes Federal List of ‘Nation-Building’ Projects
Carney sidestepped questions about US ownership and First Nations opposition at a northern BC presser.
Elbows down for US profiteering off Canadian resources.
#cdnpoli #canada #bcpoli #climate #green
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Carney sidestepped questions about US ownership and First Nations opposition at a northern BC presser.
Elbows down for US profiteering off Canadian resources.
#cdnpoli #canada #bcpoli #climate #green
shorturl.at/Ek9gw
Ksi Lisims LNG Makes Federal List of ‘Nation-Building’ Projects | The Tyee
The prime minister sidestepped questions about US ownership and First Nations opposition at a northern BC presser.
thetyee.ca
November 14, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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Becoming physically disabled has a way of making you extremely aware of just how hostile to pedestrians and human life cities are. Where are the benches? The shade? Why are apartments built on double-wide roads with no crosswalks? Why don't we have fewer curbs and more bollards? Talk about it.
I just wish that everyone who owned a car by necessity rather than because they want one would help advocate for better (and free) public transit, walkable cities and against hostile architecture and infrastructure. Unfortunately, many don't. So while it's a pipe dream, we keep pushing anyway.
Getting added to a 'clutter / off-topic' list by a Cycling account when I'm literally someone that's so vehemently anti-car I want them eradicated from USA's inner-city infrastructure by 2040 is hilarious.
You don't see cycling posts because our country is fucking burning lmao
You don't see cycling posts because our country is fucking burning lmao
November 14, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Becoming physically disabled has a way of making you extremely aware of just how hostile to pedestrians and human life cities are. Where are the benches? The shade? Why are apartments built on double-wide roads with no crosswalks? Why don't we have fewer curbs and more bollards? Talk about it.
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A new study warns that deforestation across Ghana, Niger and Nigeria is intensifying West Africa’s water crisis, threatening the health and livelihoods of more than 122 million people.
For every 1,000 hectares of forest cleared in Niger and Nigeria, 9.25 hectares of surface water disappear.
For every 1,000 hectares of forest cleared in Niger and Nigeria, 9.25 hectares of surface water disappear.
Study finds deforestation fuels West Africa’s water crisis
A new study warns that deforestation across Ghana, Niger and Nigeria is intensifying West Africa’s water crisis, threatening the health and livelihoods of more than 122 million people. Drawing on 12…
news.mongabay.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
A new study warns that deforestation across Ghana, Niger and Nigeria is intensifying West Africa’s water crisis, threatening the health and livelihoods of more than 122 million people.
For every 1,000 hectares of forest cleared in Niger and Nigeria, 9.25 hectares of surface water disappear.
For every 1,000 hectares of forest cleared in Niger and Nigeria, 9.25 hectares of surface water disappear.
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"Ecological sovereignty is an encompassing frame that learns from building and interweaving ... food sovereignty, energy sovereignty, territorial sovereignty [etc.] to inform another kind of economic thinking, less aimed at comparative advantage and more focused on global immunity to catastrophe."
I've been working since 2022 to try to form the basis for an alternative reading of sovereignty fit for the polycrisis and promoting true, just and internationalist transitions. This view of popular ecological sovereignty is in a few articles, but I just reflected on it in the context of COP30 too:
Ecological sovereignty: from mutual annihilation to true planetary longevity?
When fossil fuel expansion is justified in the name of national sovereignty, you know states have lost touch with the climate reality.
the.ecocene.blog
November 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"Ecological sovereignty is an encompassing frame that learns from building and interweaving ... food sovereignty, energy sovereignty, territorial sovereignty [etc.] to inform another kind of economic thinking, less aimed at comparative advantage and more focused on global immunity to catastrophe."
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NOAA cut funding to the Alaska Earthquake Center, directed by my friend Mike West. As a result, seismic monitoring by nine stations in Alaska tracking tsunami-causing earthquakes will go offline by the end of the month. This endangers people in Alaska, Hawaiʻi, and other parts of the Pacific.
This lab is key for tracking deadly waves. Its sensors are about to go offline.
After NOAA cut funding to the lab that’s been monitoring seismic activity for more than 25 years, nine stations tracking tsunami-causing earthquakes for the agency will go offline by the end of the mo...
www.washingtonpost.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
NOAA cut funding to the Alaska Earthquake Center, directed by my friend Mike West. As a result, seismic monitoring by nine stations in Alaska tracking tsunami-causing earthquakes will go offline by the end of the month. This endangers people in Alaska, Hawaiʻi, and other parts of the Pacific.
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I’ve seen this shared several times with the header and footer not visible, so you can’t see the artists’s name.
Credit: Leo the Alien — alienyrox on redbubble and other platforms.
Credit: Leo the Alien — alienyrox on redbubble and other platforms.
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
I’ve seen this shared several times with the header and footer not visible, so you can’t see the artists’s name.
Credit: Leo the Alien — alienyrox on redbubble and other platforms.
Credit: Leo the Alien — alienyrox on redbubble and other platforms.
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Michael Shaikh has spent two decades documenting the human cost of war. In his new book, “The Last Sweet Bite,” Shaikh shows how the targeting of food traditions is not collateral damage but cultural warfare.
Recipes of Ruin: Food Traditions and the Struggle for Cultural Identity
In “The Last Sweet Bite,” Michael Shaikh argues that the deliberate targeting of food traditions constitutes cultural warfare.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Michael Shaikh has spent two decades documenting the human cost of war. In his new book, “The Last Sweet Bite,” Shaikh shows how the targeting of food traditions is not collateral damage but cultural warfare.
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We have evidence that refugees are highly exposed to the impacts of climate change, including severe weather, and are often more vulnerable to these impacts because of restrictions on their right to movement, work, shelter (see: @sonjafransen.bsky.social et al. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...).
Refugee settlements are highly exposed to extreme weather conditions
Refugee settlements are often located in countries most vulnerable to climate variability. This article provides a systematic analysis examining the exposure to slow- and rapid-onset events of the 20 largest refugee settlements worldwide. We find ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
We have evidence that refugees are highly exposed to the impacts of climate change, including severe weather, and are often more vulnerable to these impacts because of restrictions on their right to movement, work, shelter (see: @sonjafransen.bsky.social et al. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...).