Ladd Keith
@laddkeith.com
Associate Professor of Planning, Distinguished Scholar, & Director of the Heat Resilience Initiative at the University of Arizona, Tucson AZ | Climate change and heat planning, policy, and governance 🏜️🏳️🌈 https://laddkeith.com
We hosted the SW-IFL All Hands Meeting at the @uarizona.bsky.social with over 65 researchers, students, and stakeholders from across the state yesterday, and finally had a chance to get a group photo of our current Planning Discovery research team, led by @sarameerow.bsky.social and me!
September 26, 2025 at 11:39 PM
We hosted the SW-IFL All Hands Meeting at the @uarizona.bsky.social with over 65 researchers, students, and stakeholders from across the state yesterday, and finally had a chance to get a group photo of our current Planning Discovery research team, led by @sarameerow.bsky.social and me!
Kicking off our SW-IFL All Hands meeting hosted here at the @uarizona.bsky.social with researchers and students from our three state universities! sw-ifl.asu.edu #uarizona
September 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Kicking off our SW-IFL All Hands meeting hosted here at the @uarizona.bsky.social with researchers and students from our three state universities! sw-ifl.asu.edu #uarizona
Sharing my @uarizona.bsky.social TEDx Talk about how the world is currently experiencing a "heatshed" moment and we need more research and action on heat mitigation, heat management, and heat governance to advance equitable heat resilience. youtu.be/U8RErIjDWWc #heatresilience #extremeheat
September 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Sharing my @uarizona.bsky.social TEDx Talk about how the world is currently experiencing a "heatshed" moment and we need more research and action on heat mitigation, heat management, and heat governance to advance equitable heat resilience. youtu.be/U8RErIjDWWc #heatresilience #extremeheat
Highly recommend my fellow American scholars read the new Anti-Autocracy Handbook on this 4th of July, a "call to action, resilience, and collective defence of democracy, truth, and academic freedom in the face of mounting authoritarianism." zenodo.org/records/1...
July 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Highly recommend my fellow American scholars read the new Anti-Autocracy Handbook on this 4th of July, a "call to action, resilience, and collective defence of democracy, truth, and academic freedom in the face of mounting authoritarianism." zenodo.org/records/1...
Spent the last two days at NCAR in beautiful Boulder, CO for a NSF extreme heat workshop with fellow heat scholars and inspiring early career academics. Here's @sarameerow.bsky.social presenting our heat governance work! #extremeheat #heatgovernance #heatresilience
June 25, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Spent the last two days at NCAR in beautiful Boulder, CO for a NSF extreme heat workshop with fellow heat scholars and inspiring early career academics. Here's @sarameerow.bsky.social presenting our heat governance work! #extremeheat #heatgovernance #heatresilience
The latest @uarizona.bsky.social's Heat Resilience Initiative newsletter is now out, with info on how Arizona is kicking off the heat season and this month's heat-related news, research, opportunities, and events. view.comms.arizona.e... #extremeheat #heatresilience #universityofarizona
April 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The latest @uarizona.bsky.social's Heat Resilience Initiative newsletter is now out, with info on how Arizona is kicking off the heat season and this month's heat-related news, research, opportunities, and events. view.comms.arizona.e... #extremeheat #heatresilience #universityofarizona
Tucson just broke the record for our earliest 100° day of the year. 🫠
April 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Tucson just broke the record for our earliest 100° day of the year. 🫠
Appreciate Fatima Luna, Chief Resilience Officer at @cityoftucson.bsky.social, making time in her busy schedule to speak to my Climate Action Planning class about the city's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase community resilience!
March 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Appreciate Fatima Luna, Chief Resilience Officer at @cityoftucson.bsky.social, making time in her busy schedule to speak to my Climate Action Planning class about the city's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase community resilience!
Juniors and seniors at the @uarizona.bsky.social, join our research team exploring heat policy, planning, and governance through the Udall Center's Mo's Policy Scholars program! #extremeheat #universityofarizona #heatresilience udallcenter.arizona....
March 25, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Juniors and seniors at the @uarizona.bsky.social, join our research team exploring heat policy, planning, and governance through the Udall Center's Mo's Policy Scholars program! #extremeheat #universityofarizona #heatresilience udallcenter.arizona....
The latest @uarizona.bsky.social Heat Resilience Initiative newsletter is now out, featuring the Southern Arizona Heat Summit and this month's heat-related news, research, opportunities, and events.
tinyurl.com/heatresilien... #extremeheat #heatresilience #universityofarizona
tinyurl.com/heatresilien... #extremeheat #heatresilience #universityofarizona
March 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The latest @uarizona.bsky.social Heat Resilience Initiative newsletter is now out, featuring the Southern Arizona Heat Summit and this month's heat-related news, research, opportunities, and events.
tinyurl.com/heatresilien... #extremeheat #heatresilience #universityofarizona
tinyurl.com/heatresilien... #extremeheat #heatresilience #universityofarizona
New open access paper led by @mwahn.bsky.social with Heidi Brown documenting rural heat health disparities with evidence from the U.S. National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS). doi.org/10.1016/j.jo... #extremeheat #rural #heatresilience
March 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
New open access paper led by @mwahn.bsky.social with Heidi Brown documenting rural heat health disparities with evidence from the U.S. National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS). doi.org/10.1016/j.jo... #extremeheat #rural #heatresilience
Rule 1. Do not obey in advance, Rule 4. Take responsibility for the face of the world, Rule 10. Believe in truth.
Do better @nature.org
Do better @nature.org
February 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Rule 1. Do not obey in advance, Rule 4. Take responsibility for the face of the world, Rule 10. Believe in truth.
Do better @nature.org
Do better @nature.org
Check out this month's Heat Resilience Initiative newsletter, with the latest extreme heat-related news, research, and upcoming events! tinyurl.com/heatresi... #extremeheat
February 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Check out this month's Heat Resilience Initiative newsletter, with the latest extreme heat-related news, research, and upcoming events! tinyurl.com/heatresi... #extremeheat
Doug Parsons of the @americaadapts.bsky.social podcast speaking to my @uarizona.bsky.social Climate Action Planning class today!
February 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Doug Parsons of the @americaadapts.bsky.social podcast speaking to my @uarizona.bsky.social Climate Action Planning class today!
Thank you to everyone who was able to make our @uarizona.bsky.social Heat Resilience Initiative open house last week! A big thank you also to @uazenvironment.bsky.social and @udallcenter.bsky.social for supporting the initiative and our new space at the Udall Center Annex.
February 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Thank you to everyone who was able to make our @uarizona.bsky.social Heat Resilience Initiative open house last week! A big thank you also to @uazenvironment.bsky.social and @udallcenter.bsky.social for supporting the initiative and our new space at the Udall Center Annex.
Just about time to host our @uarizona.bsky.social Heat Resilience Initiative open house at our new @udallcenter.bsky.social building!
February 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Just about time to host our @uarizona.bsky.social Heat Resilience Initiative open house at our new @udallcenter.bsky.social building!
Tom Dang, with the NWS Tucson office, discussing the connection between our monsoon events and increases in heat-related illnesses and deaths.
February 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Tom Dang, with the NWS Tucson office, discussing the connection between our monsoon events and increases in heat-related illnesses and deaths.
Starting the resilience hub breakout room with a presentation from @anneliseb.bsky.social, Postdoctoral Research Associate at @climas-ua.bsky.social!
February 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Starting the resilience hub breakout room with a presentation from @anneliseb.bsky.social, Postdoctoral Research Associate at @climas-ua.bsky.social!
Kicking off the 2nd Southern Arizona Heat Summit at the University of Arizona!
February 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Kicking off the 2nd Southern Arizona Heat Summit at the University of Arizona!
Kicking off the 2nd Southern Arizona Heat Summit at the University of Arizona!
February 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Kicking off the 2nd Southern Arizona Heat Summit at the University of Arizona!
The UofA Extreme Heat Network Newsletter is now the UofA Heat Resilience Initiative Newsletter! New name, but same heat-related news, research, opportunities and events. Check out the latest edition tinyurl.com/HeatResi... #heatresilience #extremeheat
January 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The UofA Extreme Heat Network Newsletter is now the UofA Heat Resilience Initiative Newsletter! New name, but same heat-related news, research, opportunities and events. Check out the latest edition tinyurl.com/HeatResi... #heatresilience #extremeheat
📢 Check out climate adaptation predictions for 2025 on the latest @americaadapts.bsky.social Podcast. I give my predictions, along with other adapters like @Jesse_M_Keenan, @sidersadapts.bsky.social, Shaun Martin, and more! www.americaadapts.or... #climateadaptation #extremeheat #climatechange
January 14, 2025 at 3:49 AM
📢 Check out climate adaptation predictions for 2025 on the latest @americaadapts.bsky.social Podcast. I give my predictions, along with other adapters like @Jesse_M_Keenan, @sidersadapts.bsky.social, Shaun Martin, and more! www.americaadapts.or... #climateadaptation #extremeheat #climatechange
Happy New Year from the @uarizona.bsky.social Arizona Institute for Resilience's Heat Resilience Initiative team! We're looking forward to sharing all the exciting work we're doing to advance heat resilience in 2025.
January 6, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Happy New Year from the @uarizona.bsky.social Arizona Institute for Resilience's Heat Resilience Initiative team! We're looking forward to sharing all the exciting work we're doing to advance heat resilience in 2025.
Kicking off 2025 the same way 2024 ended here in Tucson, Arizona: hot. Temperatures will be almost 20°F higher than normal tomorrow. 🌡️☀️ #climatechange
January 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Kicking off 2025 the same way 2024 ended here in Tucson, Arizona: hot. Temperatures will be almost 20°F higher than normal tomorrow. 🌡️☀️ #climatechange