Fundamentals of Wildfire, Land Management and Climate Change with Dr. Brandon Collins of UC Berkeley
Doug Parsons hosts Dr. Brandon Collins, an adjunct professor at UC Berkeley and the lead scientist at Berkeley Forests. As wildfires rage in the Western U.S., why are some areas more prone to out of c...
30 Aug 202154min
Extreme Heat Governance and Regulation (or lack of it) with Dr. V. Kelly Turner at UCLA's Luskin School
Doug Parsons talks with Dr. V. Kelly Turner, an Assistant Professor of Urban Planning and Geography at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. Doug and Kelly discuss: the need to create governance a...
16 Aug 202152min
The Majestic Sky Islands in the Desert Southwest – Tales of Adaptation, Border Walls and the elusive Jaguar
America Adapts joins with the Sky Island Alliance to discover conservation in the desert southwest. Learn about the unique Sky Island ecosystems along the U.S., Mexico border. Hear about the unique bi...
1 Aug 20211h 38min
Nantucket Island's Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge: A Brief Ecological and Cultural History and How it's Adapting to Climate Change – Episode 1
Doug Parsons talks history and the ecology of the Coskata-Coatue Haulover Wildlife Refuge on Nantucket Island with The Trustees of Reservations, the nation's first and Massachusetts' largest preserva...
19 Jul 20211h 17min
Extreme Heat in the News, Naming Heat Waves, Thermal Equity and more with Dr. Ladd Keith
Doug talks extreme heat with Dr. Ladd Keith, Assistant Professor in Planning and Chair of Sustainable Built Environments at the University of Arizona. Ladd and Doug discuss the media coverage of the ...
6 Jul 202149min
Hello, Miami! Fundamentals of Local Climate Adaptation Reporting with Alex Harris of the Miami Herald
Doug Parsons hosts Alex Harris, a climate reporter with the Miami Herald. Alex, the only reporter dedicated to climate change in the entire southeast, shares what it's like covering climate change in...
7 Jun 20211h 3min
Transformative Climate Adaptation in the United States: Trends and Prospects with Dr. Susanne Moser and Dr. Linda Shi
In episode 139 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons hosts two leading adaptation thinkers, Dr. Susanne Moser and Dr. Linda Shi and we discuss a new article they published Transformative Climate Adaptation...
24 Mai 20211h 15min
2021 Spring Adaptation Book Episode – All Things Sea Level Rise
In episode 138 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons is highlighting two new adaptation books, Moving to Higher Ground, Rising Sea Level and the Path Forward by legendary sea level rise expert John England...
11 Mai 202139min
