https://phys.org/news/2026-06-megapixel-earth-capture-storms-unprecedented.html
As I’ve said: the history of disaster risk mapping is like going from the video game “Pong” to “Madden”
Author: From Brassville to...
A career public servant, an adjunct professor, SME in policy analysis, program evaluation, emergency management, local government, amateur and youth baseball, and the interdependences and inter-connectedness if these.
File under: “Nice ballpark. Now, can you build is another- with a dome?”
American taxpayers have spent $33 billion on sports stadiums. They got fewer seats—and higher prices https://flip.it/KjUlOo
Courtesy of Fortune mag
“‘…Between 1970 and 2020, state and local governments spent $33 billion in public funds on major-league sports arenas across the U.S. and Canada—with the median public contribution covering 73% of construction costs. That number has only accelerated: In 2024 alone, more than $13 billion in taxpayer subsidies were proposed by teams across professional sports for new construction and renovations.””
Capitalism-caused climate change could further impact communities’ bottom line: Pro teams will leverage more public spending for new, domed stadiums to ensure owners’ revenue streams against weather disruptions and delays. The costs will be socialized.
Our Financial System Is Working On A False Assumption That Nature Is Stable
“‘…The challenge is …a dangerous and systemic miscalculation of ecosystem fragility across the financial models that govern our economies.”‘
Inside the war to sideline stronger climate science, before it’s used in court – POLITICO
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/11/fossil-fuels-national-academies-climate-science-00897237
…In addition to collecting hundreds of emails and other documents from researchers involved in the National Academies report, the effort to find information that could be used to discredit attribution science is being pursued by Republicans lawmakers, think tank analysts allied with energy companies and offshoots of the industry itself …
Can AI help coastal cities prepare for rising seas and extreme events?
The Rising Cost of Climate-Driven Natural Disasters Since 1980
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/sp/ig02-rising-cost-of-climate-driven-natural-disasters-since-1980/
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On top of rising costs, climate disasters are also becoming more frequent. While there were just 33 billion-dollar disasters in the 1980s, that number has steadily climbed. So far, the 2020s have set a record with 143 billion-dollar natural disasters that were climate driven.”‘
US’s deadliest volcano can destroy towns home to 60,000 within minutes | News World | Metro News
Re Mt Ranier area and the increasing role of land use/transportation planning under the Mitigation doctrine of disaster management
Heat waves are now everyday disasters. Governments need to do more to protect people
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-everyday-disasters-people.html
47 governments’ plans “‘… typically include early-warning systems, coordination between health and social authorities, and public messaging urging people to stay cool…”‘
Buried electrical pathways across the US reveal new clues about Earth’s interior and power grid risks
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-electrical-pathways-reveal-clues-earth.html
“‘…a three-dimensional map tracing how electrical currents flow through underground rocks, fluids, and ancient geological formations, uncovering hidden pathways and structures that shape North America from below.”‘
Evacuation Must Start Now as Climate-Driven Rising Gulf Slowly Drowns New Orleans: Study | Common Dreams
https://www.commondreams.org/news/new-orleans-evacuation
I lived /worked there in the 80s while getting my grad degree. Twenty years later, I had to go back post-Katrina for the GAO.
From Brassville to... (working title) 