Pooja Shah
@poojashah.bsky.social
Introvert. Nerd. Energy systems engineer. Tweets climate, renewables, energy storage, grid infrastructure, transportation, climate equity & social justice Alum:@SyracuseU @CC_CNY @energy_leaders
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January 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
📣 Also: If you know of any federal documents that could support climate readiness in coastal cities but aren’t in our Resource Hub, please drop a link in the comments! We’re continuing to archive resources as we find them. 📚🔒
"As the planet gets hotter, climate disasters will get more frequent and more intense. The cost of these fires will be immense, and they will affect the insurance industry and the housing market."
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Opinion | As a Climate Scientist, I Knew It Was Time to Leave Los Angeles
After the Bobcat fire, the area no longer felt safe.
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
"As the planet gets hotter, climate disasters will get more frequent and more intense. The cost of these fires will be immense, and they will affect the insurance industry and the housing market."
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/o...
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A disaster is a function of three things: the hazard itself, people's vulnerability to the hazard, and their exposure. @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social explains eloquently how the LA fires are a perfect storm of all three. Read more:
The chronicle of a fire foretold | Rebecca Solnit
The current fires in Los Angeles are reminders of the costs of forgetting
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 12:18 AM
A disaster is a function of three things: the hazard itself, people's vulnerability to the hazard, and their exposure. @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social explains eloquently how the LA fires are a perfect storm of all three. Read more:
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The fires in Los Angeles County are climate change in action. Today, I spoke with BBC News about how drought is causing devastating impacts in what should be the rainy season. Thanks to climate change, the fire season in California is now year round.
January 9, 2025 at 2:19 AM
The fires in Los Angeles County are climate change in action. Today, I spoke with BBC News about how drought is causing devastating impacts in what should be the rainy season. Thanks to climate change, the fire season in California is now year round.
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“Americans understand Americans less because we see Americans less,” @dkthomp.bsky.social told @lorakelley.bsky.social in The Atlantic Daily. “I don’t think there should be any confusion about why an anti-social century has coincided with a polarized century.”
How Solitude Is Rewiring American Identity
A conversation with Derek Thompson on how social isolation is affecting both happiness and civic life
www.theatlantic.com
January 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
“Americans understand Americans less because we see Americans less,” @dkthomp.bsky.social told @lorakelley.bsky.social in The Atlantic Daily. “I don’t think there should be any confusion about why an anti-social century has coincided with a polarized century.”
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Climate change is creating warmer, drier conditions that cause fire seasons in some regions like western North America to last longer and be more active. Read more:
Yes, Climate Change is Raising the Risks—and Stakes—of Extreme Wildfires
Rising temperatures, parched forests, and shifting precipitation patterns are fueling severe wildfires with unprecedented impacts. There is still time to act.
www.nature.org
January 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Climate change is creating warmer, drier conditions that cause fire seasons in some regions like western North America to last longer and be more active. Read more:
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ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Wildfire climate connection
Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ...
www.noaa.gov
January 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Chase just became the last of Wall Street’s biggest banks to abandon the industry’s largest climate-finance alliance.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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JPMorgan Quits Climate Finance Group, Following Citi, BofA
JPMorgan Chase & Co. just became the last of Wall Street’s biggest banks to abandon the industry’s largest climate-finance alliance.
www.bloomberg.com
January 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Chase just became the last of Wall Street’s biggest banks to abandon the industry’s largest climate-finance alliance.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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I'm trying out my own starter pack, and naturally, it's an ode to #energytwitter expats. Bluesky limits additions to 150, so my apologies for missing like 10x of our friends. go.bsky.app/P6pgVxa
December 7, 2024 at 3:30 AM
I'm trying out my own starter pack, and naturally, it's an ode to #energytwitter expats. Bluesky limits additions to 150, so my apologies for missing like 10x of our friends. go.bsky.app/P6pgVxa
Excited to join #Energysky here! Hi!
November 30, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Excited to join #Energysky here! Hi!
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A great summary of how (and why) science is political from Science Magazine: "Given the current political reality and the expansion of attacks on science, it is time for scientists to be more effective, forceful, and vociferous as their own political advocates."
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Scientists as political advocates
Science, both teaching and doing, is under attack. The recent US presidential election of a person and platform with anti-science bias exemplifies this. The study of climate processes and patterns and...
www.science.org
November 30, 2024 at 2:02 PM
A great summary of how (and why) science is political from Science Magazine: "Given the current political reality and the expansion of attacks on science, it is time for scientists to be more effective, forceful, and vociferous as their own political advocates."
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Nice to see Clean Energy Leadership Institute (CELI) alumns collected here, contact @smcollins.bsky.social to get added!
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November 12, 2024 at 11:36 AM
Nice to see Clean Energy Leadership Institute (CELI) alumns collected here, contact @smcollins.bsky.social to get added!
go.bsky.app/7eG7W1Z
go.bsky.app/7eG7W1Z
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Started this starter pack with energy justice & climate justice folks. Let me know who I should add to it. go.bsky.app/HXiuKJ5
(P.S. yes this is my way of finding my friends that migrated to bluer skies)
@costasamaras.com @menrywy.bsky.social @leahstokes.bsky.social @sidersadapts.bsky.social
(P.S. yes this is my way of finding my friends that migrated to bluer skies)
@costasamaras.com @menrywy.bsky.social @leahstokes.bsky.social @sidersadapts.bsky.social
November 22, 2024 at 4:04 AM
Started this starter pack with energy justice & climate justice folks. Let me know who I should add to it. go.bsky.app/HXiuKJ5
(P.S. yes this is my way of finding my friends that migrated to bluer skies)
@costasamaras.com @menrywy.bsky.social @leahstokes.bsky.social @sidersadapts.bsky.social
(P.S. yes this is my way of finding my friends that migrated to bluer skies)
@costasamaras.com @menrywy.bsky.social @leahstokes.bsky.social @sidersadapts.bsky.social