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Jesse M. Keenan @keenanclimate.com · 1d

TODAY: Great coverage of North: The Future of Post-Climate America (Oxford University Press) in @theatlantic.com by Vann R. Newkirk II www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century

Many places may become uninhabitable. Many people may be on their own.

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Jesse M. Keenan @keenanclimate.com · 13d

Are you researching climate change, human mobility, and housing? If so, join us in Nola (January) for "Multiplied Displacements: The Climate-Housing Nexus" (free registration & some travel funding available) w/ @uoftcities.bsky.social & @buoncities.bsky.social architecture.tulane.edu/events/multi...

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Jesse M. Keenan @keenanclimate.com · 15d

Ever wonder how carrying capacity modeling plays out in practice? We take a look at closer look at real world applications for #climate #planning and growth management in the USA. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/VNCME...

Urban carrying capacity in practice: supporting growth management and climate planning in the United States

This article outlines the various strains of urban planning literature that have sought to develop a framework for urban carrying capacity (UCC) as a means to understand and manage the sustainable ...

www.tandfonline.com

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Jesse M. Keenan @keenanclimate.com · 25d

I discuss the future of climate urbanism in my new book, North: The Future of Post-Climate America on Discovery's Curiosity Weekly.

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Designing Cities for a Warmer World

Podcast Episode · Curiosity Weekly · 10/08/2025 · 27m

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Jesse M. Keenan @keenanclimate.com · Sep 28

I have long predicted that the “resilience pathway” of climate gentrification would accelerate in Florida. Engineering resilience measures & standards are not free & sometimes unaffordable. Their amenity values (and costs) shape housing & relocation decisions.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/u...

Making Florida More Flood Resistant Is Forcing Hard Choices for Homeowners

www.nytimes.com

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Jesse M. Keenan @keenanclimate.com · Sep 18

See my commentary @nytimes.com “There’s nothing better for an insurance commercial than seeing how many billions of dollars of losses we’ve had from disasters...” in re value of data to shape behavior and market participation. #climatechange www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/c...

A Trump Administration Playbook: No Data, No Problem

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Jesse M. Keenan @keenanclimate.com · Aug 29

My commentary @bloomberg.com on FEMA’s longstanding underinvestment that has stretched the agency thin. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

The US Disaster Agency Was Breaking Long Before Trump

To fulfill its mission, the Federal Emergency Management Agency needs investment in the kind of work that voters rarely see.

www.bloomberg.com

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Jesse M. Keenan @keenanclimate.com · Aug 29

My commentary @bloomberg.com on the public’s eroding faith in state action after Katrina—20 years ago today. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Hurricane Katrina Remains the Disaster to Top Them All

In the 20 years after New Orleans flooded, FEMA and the insurance industry have changed dramatically.

www.bloomberg.com

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Jesse M. Keenan @keenanclimate.com · Aug 24

Es agradable ver que nuestro @tylerhaupert.bsky.social trabajo está contribuyendo a la conversación sobre el cambio climático en España. www.elconfidencial.com/empresas/202...

El precedente de California: la banca cierra el grifo del crédito si hay riesgo de incendios

Los bancos tienden a mostrar reticencias para realizar grandes préstamos en zonas donde hay riesgo de incendios, lo que dificulta la reconstrucción

www.elconfidencial.com

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Jesse M. Keenan @keenanclimate.com · Aug 17

See my commentary @washingtonpost.com in re risk perception and human mobility #SaltLakeCity www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

As the Great Salt Lake dries up, clouds of dangerous dust blow into boomtowns

Dozens of dust events probably happen each year across the 120-square-mile playa once covered by the Great Salt Lake. But there are no comprehensive state or federal records of them.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Jesse M. Keenan @keenanclimate.com · Aug 8

Thank you Stillpoint and Martha’s Vineyard colleagues for an engaging night of dialogue discussing North: The Future of Post-Climate America.

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Jesse M. Keenan @keenanclimate.com · Aug 6

Thank you @weather.bsky.social for having me on to talk about North: The Future of Post-Climate America (Oxford University Press, December 2025). Check-out clip here: www.keenanclimate.com/north-book

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Jesse M. Keenan @keenanclimate.com · Jul 30

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Jesse M. Keenan @keenanclimate.com · Jul 29

“There is no sound basis in science or economics to disregard a warming world that imposes over a hundred billion dollars a year in losses on households, small businesses and shareholders,” said Jesse Keenan www.wsj.com/science/envi...

Trump Administration Aims to Roll Back Bedrock Climate Tool

The EPA is seeking to rescind a landmark scientific finding on greenhouse-gas emissions that the government has used to regulate emissions from power plants, aircraft and cars.

www.wsj.com

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Jesse M. Keenan @keenanclimate.com · Jul 18

Pre-Order Today...North: The Future of Post-Climate America...Oxford University Press (2025) @norththebook.bsky.social global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Jesse M. Keenan @keenanclimate.com · Jun 20

“‘Climate gentrification’—the idea that climate change and natural disasters drive lower-income people out and let higher-income people rebuild or move in—has become a popular research topic.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/real-estate/...

When Towns Rebuild From Disaster, Some Get Priced Out

In Panama City, Fla., and Paradise, Calif., money poured in after natural disasters—squeezing some residents out. The dynamic is repeating across the U.S.

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Jesse M. Keenan @keenanclimate.com · Jun 14

Thank you @businessinsider.com for sharing my perspectives in your documentary film on #wildfires, #housing, #landuse #planning and #climate change in #California. youtu.be/WJhqu5_HzBU?...

Jesse M. Keenan @keenanclimate.com · Jun 13

See our new paper in Earth System Governance that evaluates National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) around the world to understand the state of planning and policy for human mobility in the face of #climatechange doi.org/10.1016/j.es... (open access)

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Tyler Haupert @tylerhaupert.bsky.social · May 31

Thanks to @annamphillips.bsky.social at the @washingtonpost.com for highlighting my recent work with @keenanclimate.com related to fintech mortgage lending in CA wildfire zones #fintech #mortgage #wildfires #California urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=htt...

Banks are avoiding mortgage loans in California’s wildfire zones, study says

New research suggests banks are approving fewer home loans in fire-prone areas. But researchers found online lenders are ignoring the risks.

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Jesse M. Keenan @keenanclimate.com · May 30

Thank you @washingtonpost.com for taking the time to cover our research on the adaptation and maladaptation of #mortgage markets. #California #wildfires #housing www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...

Banks are avoiding mortgage loans in California’s wildfire zones, study says

New research suggests banks are approving fewer home loans in fire-prone areas. But researchers found online lenders are ignoring the risks.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Jesse M. Keenan @keenanclimate.com · May 21

See your new paper in re #compoundevents wildfires + floods impacting critical infrastructure in #California www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Quantifying the compounding effects of natural hazard events: a case study on wildfires and floods in California - npj Natural Hazards

npj Natural Hazards - Quantifying the compounding effects of natural hazard events: a case study on wildfires and floods in California

www.nature.com

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Jesse M. Keenan @keenanclimate.com · May 21

See my commentary @whyy.org w/ @cityplanning.bsky.social in re long-term land use, mode choice, and carbon implications for rail cuts in #Philly at #SEPTA whyy.org/articles/phi...

Looming SEPTA cuts could increase climate pollution in the Philly area

An analysis by WHYY News shows the increased traffic could raise Philly’s transportation sector carbon emissions by around 4%.

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Jesse M. Keenan @keenanclimate.com · May 19

See my commentary @bloomberg.com in re Florida real estate and the non-cyclical value reset. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Florida’s Housing Market Softens as Climate-Related Costs Mount

Rising insurance and condo fees have left homeowners struggling to keep up. A major hurricane this summer would only make it worse.

www.bloomberg.com

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Jesse M. Keenan @keenanclimate.com · May 8

My commentary @nytimes.com in re the ending of NOAA's reporting on billion-dollar disasters. “It defies logic,” [I] said. Without the database, “the U.S. government’s flying blind as to the cost of extreme weather and climate change.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/c...

U.S. Government to Stop Tracking the Costs of Extreme Weather

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