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Extreme Heat, Beavers, and Rethinking How We Tell the Climate Story — with PBS’s Miles O’Brien
Extreme Heat, Beavers, and Rethinking How We Tell the Climate Story — with PBS’s Miles O’Brien

Extreme Heat, Beavers, and Rethinking How We Tell the Climate Story — with PBS’s Miles O’Brien. Ep. 260.

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Adaptation, Culture, Disaster Management, Economics, Education, Environmental, Extreme Heat, Funding, History, Impacts, Media, politics, Science, Urban PlanningDoug ParsonsPBS, Miles O'Brien, climate change, global warming, Sydney, Phoenix, adaptation, resilience, climate riks, extreme heat, beavers
Beyond Adaptation Plans: Measuring Success in the Next Era of Federal Climate Adaptation
Beyond Adaptation Plans: Measuring Success in the Next Era of Federal Climate Adaptation

Beyond Adaptation Plans: Measuring Success in the Next Era of Federal Climate Adaptation. Ep. 258.

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Adaptation, Disaster Management, Economics, Education, Environmental, environmental law, Extreme Heat, Funding, Impacts, History, politics, Science, Urban PlanningDoug Parsonsclimate change, global warming, adaptation, resilience, EPA, Resources for the Future, coastal, extreme risk, climate risk
Extreme Heat: The Deadliest Climate Hazard Is Also the Most Invisible with Dr. Ladd Keith
Extreme Heat: The Deadliest Climate Hazard Is Also the Most Invisible with Dr. Ladd Keith

Extreme Heat: The Deadliest Climate Hazard Is Also the Most Invisible with Dr. Ladd Keith. Ep. 257.

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Adaptation, Culture, Disaster Management, Economics, Education, Environmental, Extreme Heat, Funding, History, Impacts, Media, politics, Science, Urban PlanningDoug ParsonsLadd Keith, extreme heat, heat, climate risk, adaptation, resilience, Europe, global warming, climate change
The FOMO Problem: Why Climate Adaptation Still Isn’t Scaling with Shalini Vajjhala
The FOMO Problem: Why Climate Adaptation Still Isn’t Scaling with Shalini Vajjhala

The FOMO Problem: Why Climate Adaptation Still Isn’t Scaling with Shalini Vajjhala. Ep. 253.

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Adaptation, Culture, Disaster Management, Economics, Education, Funding, History, Impacts, politics, ScienceDoug Parsonsclimate change, global warming, adaptation, resilience, infrastructure, Shalini Vajjhala, finance, extreme risk, climate risk
Need Some Climate Inspiration? Head North to Canada
Need Some Climate Inspiration? Head North to Canada

Need Some Climate Inspiration? Head North to Canada. Ep. 252.

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Adaptation, Culture, Disaster Management, Education, Environmental, History, Impacts, Media, politics, ScienceDoug ParsonsUniversity of New Brunswick, Canada, climate change, global warming, adaptation, resilience, extreme risk, Bay of Fundy
Can Climate Adaptation Prevent Environmental Extremism—or Just Delay It?
Can Climate Adaptation Prevent Environmental Extremism—or Just Delay It?

Can Climate Adaptation Prevent Environmental Extremism—or Just Delay It? Ep. 250.

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Activism, Adaptation, Culture, Economics, Education, Environmental, History, Impacts, Media, politics, ScienceDoug ParsonsThomas Zeitzoff, climate change, environmental extremism, global warming, adaptation, resilience, coastal
An Uninsurable Country: What Rising Climate Risk Means for Homeowners with NRDC
An Uninsurable Country: What Rising Climate Risk Means for Homeowners with NRDC

An Uninsurable Country: What Rising Climate Risk Means for Homeowners. Ep. 249.

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Adaptation, Disaster Management, Economics, Education, environmental law, History, Impacts, politics, Science, Urban PlanningDoug Parsonsclimate change, global warming, NRDC, insurance, hurricane, Florida, coastal adaptation, extreme weather, wildfire, flooding
The Endangerment Finding Explained — and What It Means for Climate Adaptation
The Endangerment Finding Explained — and What It Means for Climate Adaptation

The Endangerment Finding Explained — and What It Means for Climate Adaptation. Ep. 248.

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Adaptation, Disaster Management, Economics, Education, Environmental, environmental law, History, Impacts, politics, ScienceDoug ParsonsMark Nevitt, climate change, Endangerment finding, carbon, adaptation, resilience, EPA, global warming, climate risk
The Heat Will Still Kill You First with Jeff Goodell
The Heat Will Still Kill You First with Jeff Goodell

The Heat Will Still Kill You First with Jeff Goodell. Ep. 245.

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Adaptation, Culture, Disaster Management, Economics, Education, Extreme Heat, History, Impacts, Media, politics, Science, Urban PlanningDoug ParsonsJeff Goodell, climate change, global warming, adaptation, extreme heat, heat, Arizona, resilience, extreme weather
North: The Future of Post-Climate America
North: The Future of Post-Climate America

North: The Future of Post-Climate America. Ep. 243.

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Adaptation, Culture, Disaster Management, Economics, Education, Environmental, environmental law, History, Impacts, Media, politics, Science, Urban PlanningDoug Parsonsclimate change, Jesse Keenan, Florida, adaptation, resilience, climate risk, sea level rise, global warming, climigration
FEMA at a Crossroads: What’s Breaking, What’s Working, and What Comes Next with NRDC
FEMA at a Crossroads: What’s Breaking, What’s Working, and What Comes Next with NRDC

FEMA at a Crossroads: What’s Breaking, What’s Working, and What Comes Next with NRDC. Ep. 242.

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Adaptation, Disaster Management, Economics, Education, Environmental, Extreme Heat, History, Impacts, Media, politics, ScienceDoug ParsonsNRDC, climate change, FEMA, disaster management, coastal, resilience, adaptation, global warming
The Federal Climate Retreat and the Rise of a New Adaptation Ecosystem
The Federal Climate Retreat and the Rise of a New Adaptation Ecosystem

The Federal Climate Retreat and the Rise of a New Adaptation Ecosystem. Ep. 241.

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Adaptation, Culture, Disaster Management, Economics, Education, Environmental, Extreme Heat, Funding, History, Impacts, Media, Science, politicsDoug Parsonsclimate change, global warming, Georgetown Climate Center, Probable Futures, Climate.us, EcoAdapt, climate.gov, adaptation, resilience
Special Episode — Climate Change and Human Mobility (Rebroadcast of a CCST Panel Conversation)
Special Episode — Climate Change and Human Mobility (Rebroadcast of a CCST Panel Conversation)

Special Episode — Climate Change and Human Mobility (Rebroadcast of a CCST Panel Conversation). Ep. 238.

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Adaptation, Culture, Disaster Management, Economics, Education, environmental law, Funding, History, Impacts, Media, National Security, politics, ScienceDoug Parsonsclimate change, climate migration, California, UC Disaster Resilience Network, adaptation, resilience
Inside the Biden White House: Climate Adaptation Wins, Misses—and the Road Ahead
Inside the Biden White House: Climate Adaptation Wins, Misses—and the Road Ahead

Inside the Biden White House: Climate Adaptation Wins, Misses—and the Road Ahead. Ep. 232.

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Adaptation, Culture, Disaster Management, Economics, Education, Environmental, environmental law, Extreme Heat, Funding, History, Impacts, Media, National Security, politics, ScienceDoug ParsonsBiden, climate change, global warming, climate justice, resilience, adaptation
Fixing FEMA, Fixing HUD: A Former Insider on Disaster Recovery and Climate Adaptation
Fixing FEMA, Fixing HUD: A Former Insider on Disaster Recovery and Climate Adaptation

Fixing FEMA, Fixing HUD: A Former Insider on Disaster Recovery and Climate Adaptation. Ep. 231.

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Adaptation, Culture, Disaster Management, Economics, Education, Environmental, Extreme Heat, Funding, History, Impacts, Media, politics, ScienceDoug ParsonsRobin Keegan, HUD, FEMA, adaptation, climate change, global warming, resilience, Katrina, hurricane, wildfire, flooding
Dismantling F.E.M.A.: The Unmaking of Federal Climate Resilience from the Inside Out with Victoria Salinas
Dismantling F.E.M.A.: The Unmaking of Federal Climate Resilience from the Inside Out with Victoria Salinas

Dismantling F.E.M.A.: The Unmaking of Federal Climate Resilience from the Inside Out with Victoria Salinas. Ep. 228.

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Adaptation, Culture, Disaster Management, Economics, Education, Environmental, environmental law, Extreme Heat, Funding, History, Impacts, Media, politics, Science, Urban PlanningDoug ParsonsFEMA, climate change, global warming, adaptation, resilience, climate risk, extreme weather, disaster management, emergency management, Victoria Salinas
Climate Migrants Are Real—Now What?
Climate Migrants Are Real—Now What?

Climate Migrants Are Real—Now What?. Ep. 224.

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Adaptation, Disaster Management, Economics, Education, Environmental, environmental law, Extreme Heat, Funding, History, Impacts, Media, politics, ScienceDoug Parsonsclimate change, human mobility, climate migration, adaptation, resilience, global warming, California
From Risk to Resilience: Wildfires and the Insurance Industry’s Climate Reckoning
From Risk to Resilience: Wildfires and the Insurance Industry’s Climate Reckoning

From Risk to Resilience: Wildfires and the Insurance Industry’s Climate Reckoning. Ep. 222.

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Adaptation, Disaster Management, Economics, Education, Environmental, environmental law, Extreme Heat, Funding, Impacts, Media, politics, Science, Urban PlanningDoug Parsonswildfire, climate change, California, adaptation, resilience, Insurance for Good, Carolyn Kousky
Climate Adaptation Predictions for 2025: What the Experts Say
Climate Adaptation Predictions for 2025: What the Experts Say

Climate Adaptation Predictions for 2025: What the Experts Say. Ep. 221.

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Adaptation, Disaster Management, Economics, Education, Environmental, environmental law, Extreme Heat, Funding, Impacts, Media, National Security, politics, ScienceDoug Parsonsclimate change, global warming, extreme heat, wildfires, adaptation, 2025, resilience
Climate Fiscal Risks: The U.S. Government Accountability Office’s Recommendations to Congress
Climate Fiscal Risks: The U.S. Government Accountability Office’s Recommendations to Congress

Climate Fiscal Risks: The U.S. Government Accountability Office’s Recommendations to Congress. Ep. 219.

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Adaptation, Disaster Management, Economics, Education, Environmental, Extreme Heat, Funding, History, Impacts, politicsDoug ParsonsGovernment Accountability Office, GAO, Jesse Keenan, climate change, global warming, adaptation, managed retreat, fiscal risk, Congress