Science for the sake of advancing human knowledge is important. Personally, I'm impatient: I research to inform policy and practice, and communicating with practitioners and the public is a critical part of my work. These are some of the media stories that discuss my work or include my comments. (I update this infrequently, so my apologies if these are out of date. You can find most of my talks on youtube in this playlist.)
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Television
CNBC, Here’s why FEMA has spent $4 billion to help destroy flood-prone homes (2024).
C-SPAN, Washington Journal, Efforts to reform taxpayer-funded disaster relief policies (2021).
NBC South Florida, What is managed retreat? A controversial climate adaptation scientists say is inevitable (2023).
CNN, After her home was destroyed by Ian, she’s ready to ‘close it up and be done.’ She’s not the only one (2022).
Bloomberg, Hurricane Sandy 10 years later: Is New York City ready? (2022).
NBC Boston, Buyer beware: Massachusetts flood disclosure law criticized (2021).
NBC Boston, Rising seas: Time for Mass. Towns to retreat from the coast? (2020)
Cimpatico TV, Climate Adaptation: Managed Retreat (2020).
Podcasts / Radio
America Adapts, Climate adaptation predictions for 2025: What the experts say (2025)
NPR, Climate change is causing people to move. They usually stay local, (2023)
The Takeaway, NY Public Radio, ‘Managed Retreat’ a solution to communities impacted by climate change (2022)
Science Friday, Stories from those on the frontlines of sea level rise (2021)
All Things Considered, NPR, "Google plans to expand its campus -- which might become unsafe as sea levels rise" (2021)
NPR, More than Half of US Buildings are in Places Prone to Disaster, Study Finds (2021)
Learning More, "Water, floods, and sea level rise" (2021)
Science Friday, "As seas rise and rivers flood, communities look for a way out" (2019)
America Adapts, "Everything you wanted to know about managed retreat (but were afraid to ask)" (2019)
National Public Radio, “Sweeping Study Raises Questions About Who Benefits from Buyouts of Flood-Prone Homes” (2019)
National Public Radio, “Considering ‘Managed Retreat’” (2019)
Newspaper articles
UDaily, How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse, Nov 21, 2024.
Eos, Ordinary policies achieve extraordinary climate adaptation, Oct 30, 2024.
Grist, Let’s discuss the ethics of climate change, Oct 9, 2024.
Financial Review, Why saying ‘no’ at work is good for your career, Aug 26, 2024.
Boston Globe, As climate change soaks New England, flash floods are costing cities, Feb 26, 2024.
Washington Post, This NJ town erected barriers to hold back the sea. A public fight erupted, Aug 18, 2023.
New York Times, Climate Forward, Cities vs. Rising Seas, May 19, 2023.
USA Today, Climate change makes coasts riskier, but people keep coming, Sep 26, 2022.
National Geographic, Antarctic ice shelves are shattering. How fast will seas rise? Mar 28, 2022.
BBC Planet, The Illinois town that got up and left, Mar 14, 2022.
PBS News Hour, In communities facing effects of climate change, some forced to consider leaving home in ‘managed retreat’, Nov 12, 2021.
Climate Centre, COP26: Does adaptation actually reduce risk? New global study probes answers, Nov 3, 2021.
Rosanna Xia, LA Times, How should California confront the rising sea? These lawmakers have some bold ideas, Aug 6, 2021
Saniel Cusick, E&E News, Scientific American, Stay or Go? Climate disaster victims face wrenching decision, June 23, 2021.
Jim Morrison, "Climate Change Turns the Tide on Waterfront Living: Rising seas and worsening flooding are forcing many communities to plan their retreat from the coasts," Washington Post, April 2020
Jake Bittle, “On the Waterfronts: Flood buyouts and the economics of climate change,” The Baffler, Jan 2020
Kendra Pierre-Louis, “How to Rebound After a Disaster: Move, Don’t Rebuild, Research Suggests,” New York Times, Aug 2019
Christopher Flavelle, “Rich Counties get More Help to Escape Climate Risk,” New York Times, Oct 2019
Prashant Gopal, “America’s Great Climate Exodus is Starting in the Florida Keys,” Bloomberg, Sep 2019
Lydialyle Gibson, “Scholars Advocate ‘Managed Retreat’ before Climate Change Sinks Coastlines,” Harvard Magazine, Aug 2019
Eric Roston, “Americans Start Adapting to Climate Change. They’re Doing it Wrong,” Bloomberg, Nov 2019
Shayla Love, “This is what America Could Look Like When Our Coasts are Under Water,” Vice, July 2019
