US Climate Migrations: Are Cities Ready?

US climate migrations have already begun. How bad will it get? What kinds of disasters are we facing? Where are the best and worst places to be, and—no matter where you live—what can you do to prepare for the changes? All in this episode. Have a look!

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Books mentioned
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David R. Montgomery, Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations (2012) https://amzn.to/3U1p1ff
Corbett and Corbett, Designing Sustainable Communities: Learning From Village Homes Island Press (December 1, 1999) https://amzn.to/3WvwiGZ

Image credits
A Trinity Railway Express train, CC BY-SA 4.0 (2016) Michael Barera https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
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Written and presented by Kev Polk.