I joined Doug Parsons on the latest America Adapts Podcast episode to discuss the record-breaking Southwest and Pacific Northwest/Western Canada heatwaves in June 2021, as well as thermal equity, why we shouldn’t shame indoor cooling, considerations in the naming and ranking heatwaves discussion, how we can improve media coverage of extreme heat events, my new… Continue reading America Adapts Podcast: Record-Breaking Heatwaves and More
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Podcast on Redlining and Urban Heat
I enjoyed this timely conversation on redlining and urban heat with Illume Advising‘s Anne Dougherty, Founder and Co-Owner, and Amanda Maass, Consultant, on the Current: An Energy Podcast. We reflected on the recently published New York Times article, How Decades of Racist Housing Policy Left Neighborhoods Sweltering, and how those same trends are reflected in… Continue reading Podcast on Redlining and Urban Heat
Vitalyst Spark Podcast on Heat, Health, and COVID-19
I enjoyed being part of an interesting conversation on extreme heat, health, and COVID-19 with my colleagues Dave Hondula, Assistant Professor at Arizona State University, and Vjollca Berisha, Senior Epidemiologist at Maricopa County Department of Public Health, for the Vitalyst Health Foundation’s Spark podcast. We discussed the causes of extreme heat, how it impacts vulnerable populations, and… Continue reading Vitalyst Spark Podcast on Heat, Health, and COVID-19
America Adapts Podcast Episode on Extreme Heat
I’m very excited to share that I was a guest on the America Adapts podcast for its first episode focused on extreme heat! America Adapts is a podcast hosted by my colleague and friend, Doug Parsons, with over a hundred episodes exploring climate change, its impacts, and our responses with scientists, activists, policymakers, and climate… Continue reading America Adapts Podcast Episode on Extreme Heat
America Adapts: End-of-the-Year Holiday Special
I joined Doug Parsons, the America Adapts host and Shaun Martin, Senior Director, Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience at WWF, for the third annual holiday special episode! We discussed our top climate stories, favorite America Adapts episode, and the state of climate adaptation in 2018. Listen to the episode on the America Adapts website, Spotify,… Continue reading America Adapts: End-of-the-Year Holiday Special