"Before, during and after extreme weather events such as hurricanes, it is very common for underserved areas to lose electricity and infrastructure access first, and then regain those services last," says @ncdp.bsky.social climate scientist @wxpizza.bsky.social. Via @nytimes.com.

How can we measure climate adaptation? New research presented by Sarah Connors at @adaptationfutures.bsky.social shows: Earth observation can improve risk assessment & make climate resilience measurable worldwide. A monitoring system for the Global Goal on Adaptation. adaptationfutures2025.com

🛰️ New publication examines the opportunities and challenges of using the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System for enhanced flood mapping for disaster risk and response. doi.org/10.1175/BAMS... @climate.columbia.edu @wxpizza.bsky.social #floodrisk

▶️ Andrew Kruczkiewicz talks with Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) about the role of data, which is utilized for decision-making in building stronger communities facing climate disruption. https://ow.ly/qaKU50X77L3 Columbia Climate School, We Don't Have Time

➡️ New publication on extreme precipitation modeling in the Midwest US, to enhance understanding of future distribution of #flashfloods. doi.org/10.1029/2024... @wxpizza.bsky.social @climate.columbia.edu

There is a need for improving forecasts of both rapid intensification & its subsequent impacts. New data could strengthen modeling for both the meteorological variables – wind, precipitation, storm surge, social, & humanitarian impacts, noted @wxpizza.bsky.social. ow.ly/znfp50WPSCu

“What about these compound effects that we see quite a lot?”, noted @wxpizza.bsky.social, a flood specialist at the @climate.columbia.edu. “There needs to be systems in place for different types of floods, & also for situations where those floods can combine & co-occur.” ow.ly/fHa750WGA6j

Engrossing meeting of the minds at the workshop this week. Nine creative yet plausible storylines were developed and a whole range of new cxns made. Thanks again to all who attended, and especially those who made it happen. We're excited to see what this format & these ideas can catalyze!

Warming atmosphere combined with factors like socioeconomic conditions, land use, and land cover increase the risk of flash floods, which will continue to grow and evolve in the coming years, says @ncdp.bsky.social climate scientist @wxpizza.bsky.social. Via @wvtm13.bsky.social.

It has been more than a year since #HurricaneBeryl passed. Beryl joined the ranks of destructive storms that intensified very rapidly & posed a challenge to preparedness, even with the best forecasts science can provide, noted @wxpizza.bsky.social. ow.ly/s8vQ50Wy9xE @climate.columbia.edu

TODAY Jul 16! Join @climate.columbia.edu, @ncdp.bsky.social, @undrr.bsky.social‬ (in-person/virtual) for Financing for Riskier Future to explore how to bridge resilience financing divide w/ Kamal Kishore, Jeff Schlegelmilch, Lisa Dale, @wxpizza.bsky.social. ➡️ www.climate.columbia.edu/events/finan...

In this Q&A, @ncdp.bsky.social climate scientist @wxpizza.bsky.social talks about why Texas floods were so devastating, how warning systems need to consider different populations, and how we might integrate technology + local knowledge to avoid such tragedy: news.climate.columbia.edu/2025/07/15/a...

We are saddened & devastated by the impacts of the catastrophic flooding in Texas. ow.ly/x9I250WmrsV #texasstorms

Many discussions with @wxpizza.bsky.social and others about this last mile imperative and flood warnings. And lots of resonance, sadly, with Western North Carolina, here with Dave McConville revkin.substack.com/p/how-appala...

On Jul 16, join @climate.columbia.edu, @ncdp.bsky.social, ‪@undrr.bsky.social‬ (in-person/virtual) for Financing for Riskier Future to explore how to bridge resilience financing divide with Kamal Kishore, Jeff Schlegelmilch, Lisa Dale, @wxpizza.bsky.social. ➡️ www.climate.columbia.edu/events/finan...

The information gap is even wider with vulnerable or underserved populations. People who don’t have or can’t afford cellphones may miss out on weather alerts, noted @wxpizza.bsky.social. @climate.columbia.edu www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...

An #Hepex community paper led by Ilias journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal... with @hepexorg.bsky.social @louiseslater.bsky.social @annie-yyc.bsky.social @jcbmmx.bsky.social @fpappenberger.bsky.social @antara-dasgupta.bsky.social @celinecattoen.bsky.social and others

We are looking forward to the conference: Using data from NASA's Cyclone Global Navigation System (CYNGNSS) to Support Tropical Cyclone Response in PR & the Caribbean with NCDP's Andrew Kruczkiewicz & Dr. Danielle Wood from MIT. www.uprm.edu/geology @climate.columbia.edu @wxpizza.bsky.social

🌍 Research in #ERL, coauthored by Luckson Katsi from United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) surrounding data and ethics for managing #floodrisk when people are already #forciblydisplaced – vital for current international policy. 🔎 Read more: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

Open Access here: doi.org/10.1038/s432... @acdi.bsky.social @talbotmandrews.bsky.social @afrobarometer.bsky.social

The world’s most vulnerable people increasingly face threats related to climate change. Many lack the ability to move away from impacts like heat, flooding and landslides. Experts say governments and organizations can invest in low-cost interventions aimed at reducing suffering.

Thank you, @mongabay.bsky.social for featuring our @natcomms.nature.com paper on involuntary immobility. Open access paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

“It has been raining a lot in New York, which hasn’t seen a September this wet in over a century. Climate change is very likely stoking more ominous and lengthy downpours because as the atmosphere heats up, it can hold more moisture, said Andrew J. Kruczkiewicz, a senior researcher… at Columbia”

In many cases, involuntarily immobile populations fall within that most vulnerable category. We don’t have the appropriate level of detail in terms of data to fully understand them in a way that respects who they are & their differences, noted @wxpizza.bsky.social. news.mongabay.com/2025/04/glob...

Global warming hits hardest for those who can’t escape it news.mongabay.com/2025/04/glob...

Excited to host the first #RiskKAN symposium at @iiasa.ac.at with presentations and a panel on #multi-hazard risks in a changing world on april 28th. This kicks-off the new #Risk-KAN WG-structure co-chaired by @marleenderuiter.bsky.social, S.Singh and myself. iiasa.ac.at/events/apr-2...

The translations of weather warnings are important for more than extreme weather events, said Andrew Kruczkiewicz. apnews.com/article/weat... @columbiaclimate.bsky.social @wxpizza.bsky.social

#ClimateChange impacts “can force people to stay in place” resulting in involuntary immobility due to various obstacles, e.g., political & social. As @lisathalheimer.bsky.social et al. note, a lack of data & knowledge inhibits policy & planning to address this growing problem doi.org/10.1038/s414...

How can policymakers help people who can't flee climate risks? New study by CIESIN's @fabiencottier.bsky.social & Alex de Sherbinin, @ncdp.bsky.social's @wxpizza.bsky.social, @lamontearth.bsky.social's @monahemmati.bsky.social & Radley Horton, & colleagues explores policy and preparedness solutions.

Prioritizing involuntary immobility in climate policy and disaster planning ->Nature | #ClimatePolicy | More info from EcoSearch

Additional data and a more detailed representation of involuntary immobility within policy and practice lead to more impactful preparedness, anticipatory action, and more effective early response to disasters and extreme weather events. @wxpizza.bsky.social

Prioritizing involuntary immobility in climate policy and disaster planning www.nature.com/articles/s41...

How can climate and humanitarian action support peace? Explore in our #HNPW event: 📅20 March | 14:00-15:30 CET ℹ️ adelph.it/HNPW2025 SPEAKERS 🔸 Ratia Tekenet / UNMISS 🔸 @omeisy.bsky.social / @eurpeace.bsky.social 🔸 @wxpizza.bsky.social / @columbiaclimate.bsky.social 🔸 Esra Buttanri / @unops.org

Join us @iiasa.ac.at as a Researcher/ Postdoc on climate migration modeling to and within Europe as part of our #FFG project CCMIG-EU. iiasa.ac.at/employment/j... cc @sarahnash.bsky.social, @mtzatzanis.bsky.social, @ununiversity.bsky.social, @columbiaclimate.bsky.social, @smconstantino.bsky.social

We have a new paper out on the @eurogeosciences.bsky.social Journal "HESS" The study applying a LSTM for reconstructing Swiss Hydrology since the 1960s is led by Basil Kraft and @lukasgudmundsson.bsky.social hess.copernicus.org/articles/29/...

"...the understanding of these dynamics is in its infancy... The current suite of risk assessment tools and methods falls short of what is needed for society to understand and react to compound events."

"Show me a place in the United States that is safe from flash floods. They can happen nearly everywhere," says climate scientist Andrew Kruczkiewicz of @columbiaclimate.bsky.social @ncdp.bsky.social. Via @time-magazine.bsky.social.

NCDP Climate Scientist and Red Cross Crescent meteorologist Andrew Kruczkiewicz, coauthored by Liz Stephens, discusses the science behind the CA wildfires. www.climatecentre.org/15016/the-cl... @columbiaclimate.bsky.social @wxpizza.bsky.social

You need low relative humidity, drier than average conditions or dry conditions, and wind. These are primary meteorological factors that lead to wildfire risk...not necessarily ignition but spread, says @ncdp.bsky.social climate scientist @wxpizza.bsky.social. Via SMH. www.smh.com.au/world/north-...