Archive for August 2023
How to Address Childcare In the Midst of Disaster with Mikey Latner
How to Address Childcare In the Midst of Disaster with Mikey Latner “Disaster relief needs a space where we can provide support for kids because it has so many knock-on effects. The only way a community up and running again is if they have reliable childcare.” —Mikey Latner Natural disasters can be…
Read MoreWhat happens after the fire
Story by npr. NPR’s Pien Huang speaks to Jennifer Gray Thompson, founder and CEO of After the Fire USA, about what to expect from long-term recovery after a wildfire. PIEN HUANG, HOST: I want to stay on that last point that we heard from Greg about the plans to rebuild those communities that were…
Read MoreIn Hawaii, concerns over ‘climate gentrification’ rise after devastating Maui fires
Story by AP news. Thompson said Maui is one of the “scariest opportunities for gentrification” that she’s seen because of “the very high land values and the intense level of trauma and the people who are unscrupulous who will come in to try to take advantage of that.” Kim Cuevas-Reyes, a 38-year-old cellphone store…
Read MoreGreenville rising from the ashes 2 years after Dixie Fire
Story by NBC Bay Area. “They’re very creative, they’re very innovative,” said Jennifer Gray Thompson of the Bay Area fire response group After The Fire. “And then to see this amazing wildfire resistant, really climate resistant go up here, really the most impressive example I’ve seen in six years of doing this work.” Above…
Read MoreEmbracing Climate Resiliency— How to Disaster Season 5
Embracing Climate Resiliency— How to Disaster Season 5 “We didn’t understand the degree to which the constant climate crisis would also layer over the current health crisis that we were having. And so, it’s more important than ever that we find the best minds and best practices to bring to you so that…
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