Anuradha Mukherji
@anuradhamukherji.bsky.social
Social scientist. Working at the intersection of coastal climate adaptation, disaster recovery, housing, policy & governance.
Associate Professor|Community & Regional Planning @ ECU|www.anuradha.net
Pirate Name - Pearl
Alum, UC Berkeley & Texas A&M
Associate Professor|Community & Regional Planning @ ECU|www.anuradha.net
Pirate Name - Pearl
Alum, UC Berkeley & Texas A&M
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Starter Pack of planners working on climate change. Suggestions welcome!
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☀️ A big story from #India:
The Indian state Rajasthan just rejected a 3,200 MW #coal power plant because #renewables are cheaper.
www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/rerc-...
☀️ A big story from #India:
The Indian state Rajasthan just rejected a 3,200 MW #coal power plant because #renewables are cheaper.
www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/rerc-...
RERC says no to new 3,200 MW coal power citing consumer interest and cheaper alternatives
RERC rejected a proposal for 3,200 MW coal power, citing consumer interest and cheaper alternatives like renewable energy and battery storage. The decision aligns with Rajasthan's Clean Energy Policy ...
www.downtoearth.org.in
December 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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☀️ A big story from #India:
The Indian state Rajasthan just rejected a 3,200 MW #coal power plant because #renewables are cheaper.
www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/rerc-...
☀️ A big story from #India:
The Indian state Rajasthan just rejected a 3,200 MW #coal power plant because #renewables are cheaper.
www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/rerc-...
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A federal district court has granted #CA & other plaintiff states' motion for summary judgment against the #Trump admin's termination of the #BRIC pre-disaster #mitigation program. The court agreed the admin lacked discretion to terminate BRIC on 3 grounds. www.reuters.com/legal/govern... #EM
Trump administration unlawfully canceled disaster prevention program, US judge rules
A federal judge ruled on Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration unlawfully terminated a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant program designed to protect states and communities...
www.reuters.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
A federal district court has granted #CA & other plaintiff states' motion for summary judgment against the #Trump admin's termination of the #BRIC pre-disaster #mitigation program. The court agreed the admin lacked discretion to terminate BRIC on 3 grounds. www.reuters.com/legal/govern... #EM
"The United States’ disaster response is woefully inadequate. An underfunded, reactive emergency structure has left people without support or even excluded by official responses."
Also, "Climate disaster is a racial and social justice issue."
and "Disaster is not acute– it is chronic." #disasters
Also, "Climate disaster is a racial and social justice issue."
and "Disaster is not acute– it is chronic." #disasters
Just Disaster Response - Climate and Community Institute
The 2022 hurricane season exposes the trend of increasing extreme weather due to the climate crisis. Scientists cataloged six named storms, four hurricanes and two major …
climateandcommunity.org
December 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
"The United States’ disaster response is woefully inadequate. An underfunded, reactive emergency structure has left people without support or even excluded by official responses."
Also, "Climate disaster is a racial and social justice issue."
and "Disaster is not acute– it is chronic." #disasters
Also, "Climate disaster is a racial and social justice issue."
and "Disaster is not acute– it is chronic." #disasters
Love the NC Rail! Have used the Silver Star route from Rocky Mount to Washington DC & back multiple times. It's always great! Need more routes that extend into eastern NC.
December 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Love the NC Rail! Have used the Silver Star route from Rocky Mount to Washington DC & back multiple times. It's always great! Need more routes that extend into eastern NC.
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“In 2024, hail damage in the US cost more than damage from hurricanes and floods put together … more people are moving to hail-prone areas of the US.”
“there is significant uncertainty as to what climate change means for hail”
“there is significant uncertainty as to what climate change means for hail”
The costs of a hail damage have ballooned over the past two decades, prompting researchers to resort to extreme measures to understand how these storms destroy buildings. www.wired.com/story/it-was...
‘It Was Nuts’: The Extreme Tests that Show Why Hail Is a Multibillion-Dollar Problem
The costs of a hail damage have ballooned over the past two decades, prompting researchers to resort to extreme measures to understand how these storms destroy buildings.
www.wired.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
“In 2024, hail damage in the US cost more than damage from hurricanes and floods put together … more people are moving to hail-prone areas of the US.”
“there is significant uncertainty as to what climate change means for hail”
“there is significant uncertainty as to what climate change means for hail”
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Today, the U.S. faces one billion+ dollar climate/weather disaster on average every 2w. That's a massive increase from one every 4m in the 1980s.
This is 'global weirding' and people are taking notice!
The government told NOAA to stop tracking these events: but @climatecentral.org is on the job.
This is 'global weirding' and people are taking notice!
The government told NOAA to stop tracking these events: but @climatecentral.org is on the job.
U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters | Climate Central
Explore U.S. billion-dollar weather and climate disasters since 1980, including total costs, trends, and impacts.
www.climatecentral.org
October 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Today, the U.S. faces one billion+ dollar climate/weather disaster on average every 2w. That's a massive increase from one every 4m in the 1980s.
This is 'global weirding' and people are taking notice!
The government told NOAA to stop tracking these events: but @climatecentral.org is on the job.
This is 'global weirding' and people are taking notice!
The government told NOAA to stop tracking these events: but @climatecentral.org is on the job.
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"We see a direct correlation between Big Oil’s lies and the alarming increase of homeowners insurance due to the rising threat of natural disasters" said @classactionlaw.bsky.social's Steve Berman
insideclimatenews.org/news/0512202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0512202...
Homeowners Sue Oil Companies as Climate Damage Drives up Insurance Rates - Inside Climate News
The class-action lawsuit is the first of its kind to target Big Oil over rising home insurance costs.
insideclimatenews.org
December 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
"We see a direct correlation between Big Oil’s lies and the alarming increase of homeowners insurance due to the rising threat of natural disasters" said @classactionlaw.bsky.social's Steve Berman
insideclimatenews.org/news/0512202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0512202...
"We urgently need a fully funded, modernized federal flood mapping program that is designed to show not just today’s risk, but also how flooding is expected to change in the future." 💯
Zillow’s climate score rollback is a wake-up call: build open, future‑conditions federal flood maps -- gold‑standard, trustworthy data for building codes, mortgages, and our future. Column today: open.substack.com/pub/susanpcr...
Zillow’s climate risk reversal looks like a setback. It’s really a wake‑up call.
When private models sow confusion, it’s a flashing warning sign that Washington needs to fix federal flood maps,
open.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
"We urgently need a fully funded, modernized federal flood mapping program that is designed to show not just today’s risk, but also how flooding is expected to change in the future." 💯
Carolina Consortium (carolinaconsortium.charlotte.edu) in the US does something similar. But organized efforts nationally is needed. US universities can be more aggressive & collectively flex their purchasing muscle to break these publishing monopolies & their exploitative model.
December 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Carolina Consortium (carolinaconsortium.charlotte.edu) in the US does something similar. But organized efforts nationally is needed. US universities can be more aggressive & collectively flex their purchasing muscle to break these publishing monopolies & their exploitative model.
💯 Applies to tenured faculty too!
December 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
💯 Applies to tenured faculty too!
@grist.org Great resource! But do reconsider the outdated term 'natural disasters' - the argument being there is nothing 'natural' about a disaster. Rather they are products of social, economic, political, physical & other contexts intersecting with environmental, technological, other hazards.
Disaster 101: Your guide to extreme weather preparation, relief, and recovery
From packing an emergency kit to navigating FEMA aid to finding legal services and mental health resources, this is a comprehensive guide to surviving and coping with natural disasters.
grist.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
@grist.org Great resource! But do reconsider the outdated term 'natural disasters' - the argument being there is nothing 'natural' about a disaster. Rather they are products of social, economic, political, physical & other contexts intersecting with environmental, technological, other hazards.
This is just sad! Some of these funds were used for buyouts, historically implemented by municipal govts but pulled up to the state under NCORR, and then contracted out which ended up creating more problems. Our article on buyouts in eastern NC touches on this: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency So Poorly Managed That State Auditor Couldn’t Determine Full Extent of Waste - Inside Climate News
The story of the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency’s disaster response efforts was itself ”a disaster.” That’s what State Auditor Dave Boliek, a Republican, concluded in a scathing 506...
insideclimatenews.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This is just sad! Some of these funds were used for buyouts, historically implemented by municipal govts but pulled up to the state under NCORR, and then contracted out which ended up creating more problems. Our article on buyouts in eastern NC touches on this: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The expert review of the First Order Draft of the Special Report on Climate Change and Cities is now open from 17 Oct - 12 Dec 2025.
Experts who wish to participate in the review can register until midnight CET on November 30, 2025.
Find out more 🔗 www.ipcc.ch/2025/09/17/p...
Experts who wish to participate in the review can register until midnight CET on November 30, 2025.
Find out more 🔗 www.ipcc.ch/2025/09/17/p...
November 20, 2025 at 11:11 AM
The expert review of the First Order Draft of the Special Report on Climate Change and Cities is now open from 17 Oct - 12 Dec 2025.
Experts who wish to participate in the review can register until midnight CET on November 30, 2025.
Find out more 🔗 www.ipcc.ch/2025/09/17/p...
Experts who wish to participate in the review can register until midnight CET on November 30, 2025.
Find out more 🔗 www.ipcc.ch/2025/09/17/p...
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Home insurance is in crisis, and Big Oil's lies are to blame.
"We’re never going to bend the curve of ever-rising insurance costs without addressing the core driver of higher prices: the worsening climate disasters that Big Oil knowingly made a reality," explains CCI's @iylas.bsky.social.
"We’re never going to bend the curve of ever-rising insurance costs without addressing the core driver of higher prices: the worsening climate disasters that Big Oil knowingly made a reality," explains CCI's @iylas.bsky.social.
November 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Home insurance is in crisis, and Big Oil's lies are to blame.
"We’re never going to bend the curve of ever-rising insurance costs without addressing the core driver of higher prices: the worsening climate disasters that Big Oil knowingly made a reality," explains CCI's @iylas.bsky.social.
"We’re never going to bend the curve of ever-rising insurance costs without addressing the core driver of higher prices: the worsening climate disasters that Big Oil knowingly made a reality," explains CCI's @iylas.bsky.social.
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Last week I wrote a long piece on how oil demand destruction is likely higher than the consensus and I explained why that is likely. Electrification of trucking in China was a big reason.
I wrote the piece because there was no coverage of the issue.
Well good news! Now there is.
I wrote the piece because there was no coverage of the issue.
Well good news! Now there is.
China's diesel trucks are shifting to electric. That could change global LNG and diesel demand
China is replacing its diesel trucks with electric models faster than expected, potentially reshaping global fuel demand and the future of heavy transport. In 2020, nearly all new trucks in China ran...
finance.yahoo.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Last week I wrote a long piece on how oil demand destruction is likely higher than the consensus and I explained why that is likely. Electrification of trucking in China was a big reason.
I wrote the piece because there was no coverage of the issue.
Well good news! Now there is.
I wrote the piece because there was no coverage of the issue.
Well good news! Now there is.
Christmas cactus bloom! Put the pot outside all summer and waited until the nights dropped below 50°F before bringing it in for the fall and winter. The plant began to bud and start to bloom soon after.
November 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Christmas cactus bloom! Put the pot outside all summer and waited until the nights dropped below 50°F before bringing it in for the fall and winter. The plant began to bud and start to bloom soon after.
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Been meaning to share this phenomenal research piece from Matt Posner and @el-xav.bsky.social over at @brookings.edu.
Doesn't just outline the current problems we have financing resiliency investments, but actually provides a roadmap for potential solutions. 🏡🏘️
www.brookings.edu/articles/ret...
Doesn't just outline the current problems we have financing resiliency investments, but actually provides a roadmap for potential solutions. 🏡🏘️
www.brookings.edu/articles/ret...
Rethinking our assumptions and financing tools for community resilience in the face of growing climate loss and risk | Brookings
This report explains that it is key to reorient public finance toward principles of shared risk, shared value, and new pricing.
www.brookings.edu
September 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Been meaning to share this phenomenal research piece from Matt Posner and @el-xav.bsky.social over at @brookings.edu.
Doesn't just outline the current problems we have financing resiliency investments, but actually provides a roadmap for potential solutions. 🏡🏘️
www.brookings.edu/articles/ret...
Doesn't just outline the current problems we have financing resiliency investments, but actually provides a roadmap for potential solutions. 🏡🏘️
www.brookings.edu/articles/ret...
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Climate 👏 Science 👏 Saves 👏 Lives
When you show people how climate change will affect them (and their finances), they tend to make the right decisions.
www.redfin.com/news/climate...
When you show people how climate change will affect them (and their finances), they tend to make the right decisions.
www.redfin.com/news/climate...
Flood-Prone America Is Seeing More People Move Out Than In for the First Time Since 2019
High-flood-risk counties lost nearly 30,000 more residents than they gained last year—the first net outflow since 2019.
www.redfin.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Climate 👏 Science 👏 Saves 👏 Lives
When you show people how climate change will affect them (and their finances), they tend to make the right decisions.
www.redfin.com/news/climate...
When you show people how climate change will affect them (and their finances), they tend to make the right decisions.
www.redfin.com/news/climate...
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"If this economy continues on like it is for another year, yeah, for sure, we're going to have a lot of foreclosures"...
Really good piece by @npr.org:
www.npr.org/2025/11/17/n...
Really good piece by @npr.org:
www.npr.org/2025/11/17/n...
Disaster and insurance costs are rising. The middle class is struggling to hang on
Middle-class families are struggling to afford insurance in southwest Florida. Realtors say a wave of foreclosures could be coming.
www.npr.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:06 AM
"If this economy continues on like it is for another year, yeah, for sure, we're going to have a lot of foreclosures"...
Really good piece by @npr.org:
www.npr.org/2025/11/17/n...
Really good piece by @npr.org:
www.npr.org/2025/11/17/n...
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In light of the assault on American science by its own government that launched in January this year, we published the Anti-Autocracy Handbook in June to provide some guidance to scholars about how to respond to an emerging autocracy. The handbook is available at: sks.to/autocracy. 1/n
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November 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
In light of the assault on American science by its own government that launched in January this year, we published the Anti-Autocracy Handbook in June to provide some guidance to scholars about how to respond to an emerging autocracy. The handbook is available at: sks.to/autocracy. 1/n
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Climate Change is increasingly shaping the mission of the National Guard as disaster impacts rise across the US.
Natural Disasters Are a Rising Burden for the National Guard - Inside Climate News
New Pentagon data show climate impacts shaping reservists’ mission, in potential conflict with Trump’s drive to use them for law enforcement.
insideclimatenews.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Climate Change is increasingly shaping the mission of the National Guard as disaster impacts rise across the US.
'Growth above all' mindset of the Florida legislature and conflicting state regulations can hold back local governments for some time. But won't work in the long-run, especially in Florida, where municipal governments are actively leading climate adaptation efforts.
These Florida Communities Wanted to Be More Sustainable and Resilient. A New State Law Blocks Their Efforts. - Inside Climate News
The DeSantis administration has since targeted local sustainability and resilience policies. Now local governments and other detractors are firing back with litigation.
insideclimatenews.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
'Growth above all' mindset of the Florida legislature and conflicting state regulations can hold back local governments for some time. But won't work in the long-run, especially in Florida, where municipal governments are actively leading climate adaptation efforts.
Timely piece! The need to rethink our publishing model is a necessity. Especially in the U.S. with federal grant dollars drying up fast. As stated "old habits die hard" and yet, Universities grappling with diminishing research money can be pushed to lead on this.
Profits from scientific publishing are eye-watering, costing us billions. In ‘The Drain of Scientific Publishing’ (arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820), (building on ‘The Strain of Scientific Publishing’ doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00327) we show how it is harmful – and unnecessary.
The Drain of Scientific Publishing
The domination of scientific publishing in the Global North by major commercial publishers is harmful to science. We need the most powerful members of the research community, funders, governments and ...
arxiv.org
November 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Timely piece! The need to rethink our publishing model is a necessity. Especially in the U.S. with federal grant dollars drying up fast. As stated "old habits die hard" and yet, Universities grappling with diminishing research money can be pushed to lead on this.
Texas gets intense thunderstorms during spring and summer months. A Summer Camp for children should absolutely not be in a 100-year floodplain within the deadly Texas flash flood alley. Period.
As I have said before, this was nothing short of criminal neglect.
FEMA "determined in 2011 that much of Camp Mystic lay within a 100-year flood zone, meaning there was a 1 percent chance in any given year that it would be flooded. The Eastlands successfully challenged the agency’s maps..."
FEMA "determined in 2011 that much of Camp Mystic lay within a 100-year flood zone, meaning there was a 1 percent chance in any given year that it would be flooded. The Eastlands successfully challenged the agency’s maps..."
Suits Accuse Camp Mystic of Gross Negligence in Children’s Deaths
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Texas gets intense thunderstorms during spring and summer months. A Summer Camp for children should absolutely not be in a 100-year floodplain within the deadly Texas flash flood alley. Period.
As I have said before, this was nothing short of criminal neglect.
FEMA "determined in 2011 that much of Camp Mystic lay within a 100-year flood zone, meaning there was a 1 percent chance in any given year that it would be flooded. The Eastlands successfully challenged the agency’s maps..."
FEMA "determined in 2011 that much of Camp Mystic lay within a 100-year flood zone, meaning there was a 1 percent chance in any given year that it would be flooded. The Eastlands successfully challenged the agency’s maps..."
Suits Accuse Camp Mystic of Gross Negligence in Children’s Deaths
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
As I have said before, this was nothing short of criminal neglect.
FEMA "determined in 2011 that much of Camp Mystic lay within a 100-year flood zone, meaning there was a 1 percent chance in any given year that it would be flooded. The Eastlands successfully challenged the agency’s maps..."
FEMA "determined in 2011 that much of Camp Mystic lay within a 100-year flood zone, meaning there was a 1 percent chance in any given year that it would be flooded. The Eastlands successfully challenged the agency’s maps..."