Preparing for Disasters We Dont Want to Think About
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed structural weaknesses and inequities that existed long before 2020. Like COVID-19, climate change is another \u201cthreat multiplier,\u201d with the power to disrupt many of our social systems.\xa0\nIn her new book, The Fight for Climate After COVID-19, Alice Hill says we need to adapt our thinking and our policies to combat the ever-increasing threat of climate change. Especially when we see more compound disasters \u2013 like a wildfire followed by a mudslide.\n\u201cWe need to come together to understand the risks, understand the vulnerabilities and then start making decisions with the support and the aid of the federal government to have better outcomes,\u201d Hill says.\nWhat changes can we make now to better prepare for future risks and climate disasters?\xa0\xa0\xa0\nGuests:\nAlice Hill, author, The Fight for Climate After COVID-19, Senior Fellow for Climate Change Policy, Council on Foreign Relations\nLt. Gen. (Ret.) Thomas P. Bostick, Former Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers\nFrancis Suarez, Mayor of Miami\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices