Disasterology: Navigating Fossil-Fueled Chaos

Climate One

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🗓️ 21 February 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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From hurricanes on the East Coast to wildfires in LA, to floods in Vermont and storms in Texas, communities across the U.S. are facing a growing number of intense and devastating disasters. There are significant disparities in who has the means to evacuate during a disaster and who has the resources to rebuild once the storm has passed. Long after the immediate impact, the challenges continue, with many left to navigate a slow, complex, and often confusing recovery process. As the harsh reality of climate chaos sets in, how can we better integrate community mental health into the disaster recovery process to ensure that emotional and psychological needs are addressed alongside physical rebuilding? Guests: Adrienne Heinz, Clinical Research Psychologist, Stanford University School of Medicine Samantha Montano, Assistant Professor of Emergency Management, Massachusetts Maritime Academy; Author, “Disasterology: Dispatches from The Frontlines of the Climate Crisis” Ralph Hamlett, Alderman, Canton, North Carolina; Professor Emeritus of Political Communications, Brevard College Haley Geller, Photo stylist; Pasadena resident We’re excited to share two upcoming opportunities to see Climate One Live! On February 25, internationally recognized environmental and civil rights activist Catherine Coleman Flowers will join Climate One for a live conversation about the future of environmental justice. And on March 24, Google’s Chief Sustainability Officer Kate Brandt and Irina Raicu, Director of the Internet Ethics Program at the Markkula Center, will speak with Climate One about the development of sustainably powered artificial intelligence. Tickets to both shows are on sale through our website. Support Climate One by going ad-free! By subscribing to Climate One on Patreon, you’ll receive exclusive access to all future episodes free of ads, opportunities to connect with fellow Climate One listeners, and access to the Climate One Discord. Sign up today for just $5/month. For show notes and related links, visit our website. Ad sales by Multitude. Contact them for ad inquiries at multitude.productions/ads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:17.1	I'm Ariana Brocious.
0:18.9	I'm Kushan Avidar.
0:20.2	And this is Climate One.
0:25.6	There's been a big increase in the number of billion-dollar disasters in the U.S.
0:30.6	In just the last five years, those events have killed more than 2,500 people
0:36.6	and caused damages costing nearly 150 billion per year.
0:43.3	Scientists have made clear that climate change is increasing the frequency of some kinds of extreme weather that lead to these major disasters.
0:51.3	And we know we're in for more severe disasters, especially since we aren't
0:56.5	cutting emissions at the rate we need to. There are actually people who study disasters and
1:02.2	our response to them. Arianna, you interviewed a disasterologist, right? Yeah, that's right. Samantha
1:07.7	Montana, she literally wrote a book called Disasterology.
1:11.5	We'll hear my conversation with her a bit later on in the show. And, you know, when we were coming up with this episode, part of what we wanted to highlight is the fact that long after the news cameras have moved on from a disaster, people are still dealing with the recovery physically and mentally for a very long time.
1:29.8	Absolutely. And providing mental health care for people after disasters is critical. It can
1:34.9	really change the trajectory of their recovery. Right. And to be honest, this is kind of a hard
1:40.0	episode. You know, it's difficult to listen to people's stories of loss and of trauma. But it's
1:45.5	kind of educational, too, because honestly, if I were in a disaster, I don't know what I would do first.
1:50.4	And so for me, hearing these stories has helped me feel a little bit more prepared.
1:54.6	Yeah, Ariana. And for me, it's a reminder that the truth is, even if we've been fortunate enough
1:59.8	not to have lived through a major disaster,
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