Kayly Ober
@kayly.bsky.social
Climate, adaptation, migration, security • Author Groundswell (World Bank) & Migration and Displacement in a Changing Climate (Cambridge)• Also: 🚲🐈🏳️🌈 • Views=own •📍DC (for now)
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This is a huge and terrible development and shows the degradation of asylum worldwide.
https:/www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/dec/04/aid-cuts-africa-uganda-stops-refugee-status-eritreans-somalis-ethiopians
https:/www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/dec/04/aid-cuts-africa-uganda-stops-refugee-status-eritreans-somalis-ethiopians
Uganda stops granting refugee status for Eritreans, Somalis and Ethiopians
Government once seen as progressive on migration says aid cuts to blame for excluding countries ‘not experiencing war’
urldefense.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
This is a huge and terrible development and shows the degradation of asylum worldwide.
https:/www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/dec/04/aid-cuts-africa-uganda-stops-refugee-status-eritreans-somalis-ethiopians
https:/www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/dec/04/aid-cuts-africa-uganda-stops-refugee-status-eritreans-somalis-ethiopians
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10 years ago, 109 governments endorsed the Nansen Initiative Protection Agenda on disaster displacement. In this podcast, Prof Walter Kaelin - Envoy of the Chair of the Platform on Disaster Displacement - and I reflect on that time and what's happened since climatemobility.unsw.edu.au/blog/podcast/
NIPA +10 Podcast
PODCASTReflections from the frontlines: 10 years of protecting people displaced in the context of disasters
climatemobility.unsw.edu.au
December 4, 2025 at 4:19 AM
10 years ago, 109 governments endorsed the Nansen Initiative Protection Agenda on disaster displacement. In this podcast, Prof Walter Kaelin - Envoy of the Chair of the Platform on Disaster Displacement - and I reflect on that time and what's happened since climatemobility.unsw.edu.au/blog/podcast/
I'm updating my graduate-level course on climate-related displacement. What are some new or innovative pieces to add to my reading list?
December 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I'm updating my graduate-level course on climate-related displacement. What are some new or innovative pieces to add to my reading list?
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Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
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Ocean stress remains among the most underappreciated stresses to security in the 21st century.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
Ocean's upper 1,000 meters undergoing unprecedented, deep-reaching compound change
Earth's ocean, the planet's life-support system, is experiencing rapid and widespread transformations that extend far below its surface. A promising international study published in Nature Climate Cha...
phys.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Ocean stress remains among the most underappreciated stresses to security in the 21st century.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
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Congress wrote into the law that someone who overstays a visa while applying for asylum is not considered to be accruing “unlawful presence,” but it didn’t explicitly say those people couldn’t be arrested and detained — because it was presumed that they wouldn’t be. Well, Trump is doing it.
We came to LA as refugees from the USSR in 1991. Life wasn’t easy, but we persevered and, I dare say, came to contribute something of worth to this nation.
Had I experienced the following when I was a boy, I don’t know what would have become of me.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Had I experienced the following when I was a boy, I don’t know what would have become of me.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
November 23, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Congress wrote into the law that someone who overstays a visa while applying for asylum is not considered to be accruing “unlawful presence,” but it didn’t explicitly say those people couldn’t be arrested and detained — because it was presumed that they wouldn’t be. Well, Trump is doing it.
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BREAKING: Judge Cobb rules that the Pentagon's National Guard deployment into D.C. was illegal.
However, she has stayed the effect of her order until Dec. 11 to prevent disorder while the matter is under appeal.
ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
However, she has stayed the effect of her order until Dec. 11 to prevent disorder while the matter is under appeal.
ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
November 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
BREAKING: Judge Cobb rules that the Pentagon's National Guard deployment into D.C. was illegal.
However, she has stayed the effect of her order until Dec. 11 to prevent disorder while the matter is under appeal.
ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
However, she has stayed the effect of her order until Dec. 11 to prevent disorder while the matter is under appeal.
ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
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new paper by Sean Westwood:
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
November 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
new paper by Sean Westwood:
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
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New report from @NRDC and @EDF on funding voluntary buyouts.
Buyouts not only allow high-risk property owners to move somewhere safer but also the newly acquired properties can become part of the community’s longer-term climate resilience plans.
www.nrdc.org/press-releas...
Buyouts not only allow high-risk property owners to move somewhere safer but also the newly acquired properties can become part of the community’s longer-term climate resilience plans.
www.nrdc.org/press-releas...
New Report Shows How States Can Fund Home Buyouts as Federal Resources Shrink
As costs for damages from climate-fueled disasters continue to mount, a new report from NRDC and EDF shows how states and local governments can pay for voluntary home buyouts and relocation assistance...
www.nrdc.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
New report from @NRDC and @EDF on funding voluntary buyouts.
Buyouts not only allow high-risk property owners to move somewhere safer but also the newly acquired properties can become part of the community’s longer-term climate resilience plans.
www.nrdc.org/press-releas...
Buyouts not only allow high-risk property owners to move somewhere safer but also the newly acquired properties can become part of the community’s longer-term climate resilience plans.
www.nrdc.org/press-releas...
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While China is selling clean energy to the world, America is pushing oil and gas.
The Future of Energy Has Arrived — Just Not in the U.S.
While China is selling clean energy to the world, America is pushing oil and gas.
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
While China is selling clean energy to the world, America is pushing oil and gas.
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🔌 A new report shows power outages are lasting longer as extreme weather takes a bigger toll.
• Average longest outage jumped from 8.1 hours in 2022 → 12.8 hours by mid-2025
• The South saw the worst of it with 18.2hrs outages, with the West next at 12.4hrs
www.utilitydive.com/news/power-o...
• Average longest outage jumped from 8.1 hours in 2022 → 12.8 hours by mid-2025
• The South saw the worst of it with 18.2hrs outages, with the West next at 12.4hrs
www.utilitydive.com/news/power-o...
Power outages getting longer as extreme weather takes larger toll, report says
The average length of the longest power outage has increased in all regions since 2022, according to JD Power.
www.utilitydive.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
🔌 A new report shows power outages are lasting longer as extreme weather takes a bigger toll.
• Average longest outage jumped from 8.1 hours in 2022 → 12.8 hours by mid-2025
• The South saw the worst of it with 18.2hrs outages, with the West next at 12.4hrs
www.utilitydive.com/news/power-o...
• Average longest outage jumped from 8.1 hours in 2022 → 12.8 hours by mid-2025
• The South saw the worst of it with 18.2hrs outages, with the West next at 12.4hrs
www.utilitydive.com/news/power-o...
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Prohibited activities include advising Chinese graduate students. For reference, a recent Georgetown report estimated 16% of STEM graduate students in the US are Chinese nationals.
This would take out entire fields at the knees, which is perhaps the point.
This would take out entire fields at the knees, which is perhaps the point.
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Prohibited activities include advising Chinese graduate students. For reference, a recent Georgetown report estimated 16% of STEM graduate students in the US are Chinese nationals.
This would take out entire fields at the knees, which is perhaps the point.
This would take out entire fields at the knees, which is perhaps the point.
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"Iran is facing its worst water crisis in decades. With no end in sight and authorities warning they may even have to evacuate the capital of 10 million people, residents like Ensani are scrambling to respond."
www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/i...
www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/i...
Taps run dry as water crisis forces Iran to consider evacuating its capital
A prolonged drought along with years of overconsumption, an inefficient agricultural sector and mismanagement have led to the problem, analysts say.
www.nbcnews.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
"Iran is facing its worst water crisis in decades. With no end in sight and authorities warning they may even have to evacuate the capital of 10 million people, residents like Ensani are scrambling to respond."
www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/i...
www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/i...
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As Chile votes today, an election dominated by . . . you guessed it, crime and migration.
www.economist.com/the-americas...
www.economist.com/the-americas...
Chile heads for a sharp right turn
Insecurity and immigration dominate the presidential campaign
www.economist.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:56 PM
As Chile votes today, an election dominated by . . . you guessed it, crime and migration.
www.economist.com/the-americas...
www.economist.com/the-americas...
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New report identifies major surge in water-related conflicts.
Violence over water is reported in every region of the world.
Pacific Institute releases an update to the Water Conflict Chronology, now documenting over 2750 cases over more than 4000 years. #water
www.worldwater.org/water-confli...
Violence over water is reported in every region of the world.
Pacific Institute releases an update to the Water Conflict Chronology, now documenting over 2750 cases over more than 4000 years. #water
www.worldwater.org/water-confli...
November 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
New report identifies major surge in water-related conflicts.
Violence over water is reported in every region of the world.
Pacific Institute releases an update to the Water Conflict Chronology, now documenting over 2750 cases over more than 4000 years. #water
www.worldwater.org/water-confli...
Violence over water is reported in every region of the world.
Pacific Institute releases an update to the Water Conflict Chronology, now documenting over 2750 cases over more than 4000 years. #water
www.worldwater.org/water-confli...
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Dreamers were once obvious candidates for a path to citizenship. Now, they’re getting picked up, detained, and set for potential deportation.
Then they came for the Dreamers
Immigrants brought here as children were told they wouldn’t be deported. Now, they’re being targeted anyway.
www.motherjones.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Dreamers were once obvious candidates for a path to citizenship. Now, they’re getting picked up, detained, and set for potential deportation.
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Leading medical publication the British Medical Journal recognises SUVs as a danger to public health in a new editorial co-authored by T&E’s James Nix: bit.ly/4hVDlBC
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
November 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Leading medical publication the British Medical Journal recognises SUVs as a danger to public health in a new editorial co-authored by T&E’s James Nix: bit.ly/4hVDlBC
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
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stat is bonkers - and why isn’t greater efficiency a competitive aim & boasting point in this field…?
"In an internal memo from September, CEO Sam Altman said that OpenAI’s “audacious long-term goal is to build 250 gigawatts of capacity by 2033.” If Altman achieves this goal, OpenAI will need almost exactly as much electricity as India’s 1.5 billion people"
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
The Ecological Cost of AI Is Much Higher Than You Think - Truthdig
As the demands of AI grow, each generation of microchips requires more energy, minerals and water to produce, driving a ruinous cycle.
www.truthdig.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:49 PM
stat is bonkers - and why isn’t greater efficiency a competitive aim & boasting point in this field…?
@nytimes.com I’d like to argue that Pavlovian is a word!
November 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
@nytimes.com I’d like to argue that Pavlovian is a word!
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As #COP30 kicks off today in Brazil, what are our key messages on human mobility?
The Advisory Group on Climate Change and Human Mobility, @lossanddamage.bsky.social, @cmdplatform.bsky.social, Pacific Migration Partners & many other brilliant folks have these asks: tinyurl.com/COP30mobilitymessages
The Advisory Group on Climate Change and Human Mobility, @lossanddamage.bsky.social, @cmdplatform.bsky.social, Pacific Migration Partners & many other brilliant folks have these asks: tinyurl.com/COP30mobilitymessages
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
As #COP30 kicks off today in Brazil, what are our key messages on human mobility?
The Advisory Group on Climate Change and Human Mobility, @lossanddamage.bsky.social, @cmdplatform.bsky.social, Pacific Migration Partners & many other brilliant folks have these asks: tinyurl.com/COP30mobilitymessages
The Advisory Group on Climate Change and Human Mobility, @lossanddamage.bsky.social, @cmdplatform.bsky.social, Pacific Migration Partners & many other brilliant folks have these asks: tinyurl.com/COP30mobilitymessages
Looking to understand where and how #climatemobility may play a role at #COP30? Check out the Platform on Disaster Displacement's key messages: disasterdisplacement.org/wp-content/u...
disasterdisplacement.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Looking to understand where and how #climatemobility may play a role at #COP30? Check out the Platform on Disaster Displacement's key messages: disasterdisplacement.org/wp-content/u...
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New issue of Forced Migration Review out now on climate change and displacement: 'responses to climate displacement must be proactive, rights-based, and human-centered, moving beyond reactive measures' www.fmreview.org/climate-choi...
FMR 76 - Climate change: Choices for displaced people - Forced Migration Review
www.fmreview.org
November 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
New issue of Forced Migration Review out now on climate change and displacement: 'responses to climate displacement must be proactive, rights-based, and human-centered, moving beyond reactive measures' www.fmreview.org/climate-choi...
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The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
Tesla shareholders approve $878 billion pay plan for Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
reut.rs
November 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.