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Hurricanes and Community Risk Reduction

Hurricanes and Community Risk Reduction

FromNature Breaking


Hurricanes and Community Risk Reduction

FromNature Breaking

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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Aug 30, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week, Anita van Breda, WWF’s senior director of environment and disaster management, joins the podcast to talk about how climate change is driving more intense hurricane seasons (1:48). She shares insights about how communities can prepare for hurricanes and other disasters (3:41) and what factors they should consider when building back after extreme weather events (9:05). She also shares her experience working with communities harmed by wildfires, and what communities in the path of potential fires should be thinking about (17:18). LINKS: WWF’s Environment and Disaster Management Program: https://envirodm.org/
Released:
Aug 30, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (46)

A World Wildlife Fund podcast focused on news and trends affecting our natural world. Look for new episodes every other Tuesday beginning August 16, 2022.