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Oct 6 • 6 tweets • 4 min read
For years, the notion of "managed retreat" -- utilizing post-disaster funding as a motivation to build away from high(er) risk areas -- had received little attention. Now, an inventory of our efforts to focus the conversation. @YahooNews #managedretreat 1/
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Learn more. This is my first article on it from 2016 when I thought there might be a different president, more receptive to the idea. We lost years. 2/
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Our documentary from 2019 about Paradise, CA, fire and retreat. "Build back better" becomes "build back smarter." @MyRadarWX 3/

Listen to this conversation this morning on @npr about #managedretreat or "retreat" as part of the recovery efforts with @KBMcLeodFLA who has been pushing this effort for years. @AtlanticCouncil 4/

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A brief writeup of some of the major issues at play. It is sensitive, difficult and will require policy shifts in our disaster relief distribution system which has previously promoted "building back" as if climate disasters were random and rare. 5/
The word "disaster" blinds us to what we need to do. "Dis" meaning not and "aster" meaning from the stars makes us think that they are flukes, mere misalignments and that we are passive participants to what the "gods" will bring. We do have agency. 6/6

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Oct 1
As I said, #HurricaneIan efforts will get political fast, the familiar politics of destruction. But this is inartfully phrased by VP and should be clarified. It does not reflect the law, nor important achievements by the Biden WH for fairer distribution of disaster relief. 1/
The law, the Stafford Act, is clear. Section 308, 42 USC 5151 below. The last phrase, "economic status," has always been interpreted as a prohibition on means testing for assistance. Assistance is based on level of uninsured loss -- not race, gender or socioeconomic status. 2/
One can disagree, but it is the law and it has precedent, policy and practice supporting it. It will confuse things in the field to suggest standards are changing midstream. But, before you pounce on me, the VP was reflecting (inartfully) an important shift led by Biden WH. 3/
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Oct 1
Soon, search and rescue efforts will end and recovery efforts will take lead. It can be a heart wrenching moment, an admission that those lost are not likely to survive, but it is necessary.* This next phase, recovery, also has its guidelines and priorities. #HurricaneIan @cnn
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Just b/c I find this interesting doesn't mean you do, but it might be helpful because all of it look so disorganized and ad hoc. It is less so than it appears. 40K power lineman don't just show up in FL; they are part of mutual aid for this next phase. 2/
The recovery efforts are always exceptionally political, and not just Dem v. GOP. Local entities will compete with the state. Locals will compete with each other for resources. The wealthy will get more than they should; poorer communities will get less than they need. 3/
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Sep 30
"Managed retreat" is the use of disaster relief funding to incentive people to move from their homes to safer areas, permanently. In 2019, @milesobrien and I explored this pressing issue for a @MyRadarWX documentary after the fires in Paradise, CA. 1/

You will hear a lot about "managed retreat" in days to come. Our disaster management system was based on a premise that disasters were random and rare. That is no longer true, but we still pay people to return to where they were before. My take in 2016. 2/
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Our insurance system, and the stop gap of the publicly funded National Flood Insurance Program, are inadequate to protect homeowners and the underinsured are harmed in so many ways. And still, we do the same thing over and over. 3/
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Sep 26
Hurricane preparation is not to be taken lightly. It isn't simply to protect from the storm itself, though. In recent years, most people in the US who die "in" a hurricane actually perish after the storm passes. We call these "stupid deaths," or indirect deaths. #hurricaneian 1/
I write about how people die in THE DEVIL NEVER SLEEPS because knowing how can help prepare us for the next time. As Ian grows, a threat comes from carbon monoxide poisoning from emergency generators. 2020 Hurricane Laura had 0 fatalities; 28 still died from faulty generators. 2/
This is what years of hurricane preparedness have taught us. We get better. The storm passes, but the threat remains. Preparation isn't about water or wind, often, but about gasses. Knowing this can mitigate harm because we can focus on the correct threat, a different devil. 3/
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Sep 8
To comment on the news from Buckingham Palace in the way I do I hope nobody takes it as morose or icky. This is what I do. Institutions prepare for things like this; it is sad, but anticipated. The notifications of a change at the House of Windsor are beginning. 1/
The Queen is Queen of a Commonwealth, and each country has expectations and requirements as this historic and rare event could occur momentarily. The Palace is notifying them not as some death watch, but to prepare. 2/
Banks, universities, and other public and private institutions across the globe will have a moment to respond to and the Palace is getting them ready. That is responsible conduct for the Crown (however you feel about it) and the monarchy (however you feel about it). 3/
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Aug 30
Biden has been laying the groundwork for Th. speech, intended to isolate Trump from his voters. Less about a policy or a party, if you listen Biden is providing an off-ramp -- much like the January 6th Committee -- to the violence nurtured by Trump and his dwindling core. 1/
Biden's "semi fascist" remark treats Trump not as a political leader but as a violent anti-democratic force whose continuing stronghold is not pre-ordained. Biden began a similar narrative during his 1/6/22 speech, a year after the insurrection. 2/
Many will see this in the context of the midterms, and that may be true. It is also true that the threat of violence has increased as the election nears. But I would suspect this speech will be less red meat for Dem supporters, and more a way to further isolate Trump from his. 3/
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