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Assistant Professor in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at Arizona State University | Human-Environmental Geographer | Dogs, Sports aafloresgeo.github.io/aaronbflores

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My department at the University of Utah is hiring! We're looking for scholars working on housing and/or economic development, including planning for social justice or in underserved communities. We have great colleagues and great students, and SLC is a wonderful place to live. Please share widely.
utah.peopleadmin.com
Assistant Professor in the Department of City & Metropolitan Planning
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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 24/09/2026
NWS Flood Inundation Mapping (FIM) now covers nearly 100% of the U.S. population! FIM visually displays projected river flooding for more than 3.3 million river miles across the United States and its territories. www.noaa.gov/news-release... or water.noaa.gov/fim
A map of the United States titled "NWS Flood Inundation Mapping Services," showing different regions color-coded by service implementation year (2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026), including insets for Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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TC (Tirthankar Chakraborty) @tchakraborty.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I am looking to hire a postdoc at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The focus will be on improving the representation of dynamic urban evolution in DOE's Energy Exascale #EarthSystemModel by combining #satellite #remotesensing and #machinelearning. More details: careers.pnnl.gov/jobs/12145
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 31/08/2026
Household air conditioning may avert more than 5,000 heat-related deaths in the US annually, according to research in Nature Health. go.nature.com/3Syh3xz 🧪
This is figure 1, which shows a map of temperature and household AC usage in the CONUS.
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aaflores.bsky.social @aaflores.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The dodgers are bad for baseball. I said it
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CarbonPlan @carbonplan.org · 29/07/2026
We’re hiring a Research Associate to expand our work on climate risk. If you’re passionate about ensuring public access to high-quality climate risk data, and informing just and scientifically-grounded adaptation policy, please apply.
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Research Associate - CarbonPlan
CarbonPlan is a nonprofit organization using science and data to accelerate climate action. Our team analyzes the design and implementation of climate programs across the public and private sector, an...
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KJZZ Phoenix @kjzz.org · 27/07/2026
Daytime high temperatures have only broken one daily heat record so far this summer in Phoenix. But overnight lows are a different story, with 10 heat records set since May.
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Phoenix overnight lows have broken multiple records this summer
Daytime high temperatures have only broken one daily heat record so far this summer in Phoenix. But overnight lows are a different story, with 10 heat records set since May.
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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
New study finds increased wildfire smoke has erased 4 years of progress in controlling surface ozone pollution. "Premature deaths from fire-sourced ozone have increased by 318 deaths per year since 2013, with post-2013 mortality 46% higher than pre-2013 mortality." www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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aaflores.bsky.social @aaflores.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
I could write a manuscript on how long it takes to the find the word limit requirement for your journal
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aaflores.bsky.social @aaflores.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
A teaching assistant told me once “you’ll never get in there” about my dream school. I didn’t get in but I like to think I still proved him wrong with my successes in academia.
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Andrew Rumbach @andrewrumbach.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Where do federal disaster resources flow? Is there a partisan bias in the assignment of aid? What states are disaster aid "donors" and which are "recipients?" andrewrumbach.substack.com/p/which-stat...
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Which States Are Disaster 'Donor' States? Which Are 'Recipient' States?
A few weeks ago I had an interesting conversation with a colleague about what states receive the most federal dollars for disaster aid relative to their tax base, and what ones receive the least.
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Andrew Rumbach @andrewrumbach.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Hazard mitigation spending is back, but how back? I ran the numbers (tldr it’s back back). open.substack.com/pub/andrewru...
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Hazard Mitigation is Back, Baby!
A quick peek at the data on FEMA mitigation spending
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Natural Hazards Center @hazcenter.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
For Research Counts, Joseph Karanja and Tiffany Cousins argue that deeper consideration of local government capacity is essential to break cycles of underinvestment and help rural, under-resourced communities across the U.S. build climate resilience: bit.ly/4tFkyPg
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KJZZ Phoenix @kjzz.org · 04/05/2026
DoorDash has partnered with Kroger to provide grocery delivery access for SNAP recipients across the country, including in Arizona.
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Arizona SNAP recipients can now access Kroger grocery delivery through DoorDash
DoorDash has partnered with Kroger to provide grocery delivery access for SNAP recipients across the country, including in Arizona.
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aaflores.bsky.social @aaflores.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Kicking off a @noaa.gov and @hazcenter.bsky.social workshop on advancing social and physical science data to reduce flood losses
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Southern Poverty Law Center @splcenter.org · 10/04/2026
Plummeting SNAP participation in the aftermath of the Trump admin's One Big Beautiful Bill should alarm us all. SNAP is a lifeline for millions of Americans — including children, older people, veterans, & others who either cannot work or earn low incomes. #PovertyIsNotALine bit.ly/4vkGS2t
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Map shows where SNAP benefit participation is plummeting fastest
SNAP participation has dropped dramatically in Arizona, Florida, and South Carolina since the introduction of the GOP's megabill.
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Kelly Hereid @kellyhereid.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Some people write blog posts. Some people write delicious blog-shaped literature reviews. Hard to compete with @drjeffmasters.bsky.social and @bhensonweather.bsky.social Esp appreciated calling out the study showing that hardening the right 5% of power grid cuts compound outage risk by ~40%! :
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Tropical cyclone-blackout-heatwave compound hazard resilience in a changing climate - Nature Communications
The study found that long-duration heatwaves are much more likely to follow power-damaging tropical cyclones in the future RCP8.5 climate, with the impact of longer-than-5-day tropical cyclone-blackout-heatwave compound hazard increasing by a factor of 23 over the 21st century.
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Philippe Bocquier @phbocquier.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
May I suggest replying with something like:
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Noam Ross @noamross.net · 30/03/2026
For #NSF and #NIH watchers, Grant Witness now has interactive data on numbers of grants and total funding obligations, broken down by institute and directorate, new awards and non-competitive renewals. The stranglehold on new awards is still a disaster. grant-witness.us/funding_curv...
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KJZZ Phoenix @kjzz.org · 27/03/2026
Arizona is the latest state to incorporate AI cameras from a company called Pano. The state is now operating seven cameras that monitor wildfire-prone areas for fires.
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Arizona is using AI-monitored cameras to detect wildfires
Arizona is using AI-monitored cameras to detect wildfires more quickly.
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Faith Kearns, Ph.D. @fkearns.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Arizona’s mountain snowpack dropped over 90% in just a few weeks. New from me on the results of a first-in-the-state aerial snow survey. news.asu.edu/20260325-env...
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ASU-SRP snow surveys show much of Arizona’s headwater snowpack melted in weeks | ASU News
Arizona’s mountain snowmelt provides a significant portion of the Phoenix metropolitan water supply. Results from a new airborne snow survey over northeastern Arizona found that due to a dry and warm ...
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Yale Program on Climate Change Communication @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
The latest edition of our Six Americas segmentation is out today! We find that the group of people Alarmed about climate change have grown more than any other audience since 2015. Read more:
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Global Warming's Six Americas, Fall 2025
Our Fall 2025 Climate Change in the American Mind survey finds that 25% of Americans are Alarmed about global warming, and that the Alarmed outnumber the Dismissive (11%) by a ratio of more than 2 to 1.
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Jared Rennie @jjrennie.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
River Flooding in the US for 2025 Here's daily maximum flood stages for all river gauges in the US, using data from USGS and @noaa.gov #StateOfFlood #StateOfClimate
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 08/01/2026
After the US admin cancelled the $B Climate + Weather Disaster dataset, @climatecentral.org hired the scientists who ran it and set it back up. Now the 2025 numbers are in: it's 3rd highest year on record and highest year w/o land-falling hurricanes. More: www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...
A map of the US with each 2025 billion-plus dollar weather and climate disaster geo-located on it. Source: Climate Central
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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Please share - @pewresearch.org wants to hire a data archivist who will be an advocate for data users, helping to ensure that our datasets are easy to discover and reuse by researchers, journalists, and the public. pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CenterExtern...
Pew Research Center is seeking a Data Archivist to support our commitment to open science and data transparency. This newly created role will play a key part in enhancing the accessibility, usability, and reproducibility of our research data while continuing to protect the privacy and identity of our survey participants. 

As Data Archivist, you will lead efforts to create and implement best practices for preparing, documenting, and disseminating datasets. These best practices should maximize FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) principles while minimizing disclosure risk. You will work across teams to ensure our data is well-organized and thoroughly documented. 

You will serve as an internal advocate for data users, helping to ensure that our datasets are not only accurate and comprehensive but also easy to discover and reuse by researchers, journalists, and the public.   

This is a full-time, Pew Research Center position. The position is funded by an external grant and limited to a two-year term.   Primary Responsibilities 

Develop optimization procedures to improve discoverability of our datasets on internal and external platforms 

Develop and maintain standards to improve accessibility of our microdata and tab plans by changing/adding formats and/or adding documentation 

Identify metadata documentation best practices and a process to implement those best practices at the Center 

Work with Legal to evaluate most appropriate license to publicly share the Center's survey data, including Creative Common options

Identify and correct processing inefficiencies in our data publication process 

Sit on the internal Disclosure Risk Taskforce 

Document analytical decisions and code to support transparency and replicability, including the development of a RACI chart for publishing code to recreate derived variables that are used in reports but are not included in the microdata 

Manage/create merged time series datasets for select Center datasets 

Identify a process for internally archiving data and projects that are no longer in active use 

Identify and implement a process to assign Digital Object Identifiers (DOI) to microdata 

Prepare and upload public-facing datasets and restricted-use datasets for external sharing. 

Train staff on FAIR principles and best practices in data archiving. Education/Training/Experience 

Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in library sciences, organizational management, or a related field.  

5-7 years of experience with data archiving, database management, or survey research. This may include graduate training at the MA/PhD level or equivalent experience in an applied setting. 

At least 3-5 years of experience applying FAIR and open science principles. 

Background in social science research or data curation. 

Experience in data management, archiving, or research support. 

Familiarity with FAIR principles, Creative Common licensing, data privacy principles, and exposure risk.

Proficiency in metadata standards and documentation tools. 

Experience managing research projects, including working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team. 

Experience with statistical software (e.g., R, Python, Stata) and reproducible research workflows. 

 

 

Knowledge, Skill and Workplace Requirements 

Strong organizational and communication skills. 

Detail oriented with exacting standards to maintain accuracy and impartiality in all work products. 

Ability to work independently to carry out special projects from start to finish. 

Ability to balance numerous tasks simultaneously. 

Ability to work collaboratively and collegially with other team members, as well as with staff from other Pew Research Center teams. 

Ability to balance competing priorities and identify optimal solutions 

 

FLSA Status: Exempt  

Compensation: Starting salary is commensurate with experience within the range of $100,000 - $120,000. 

Hybrid Work Schedule: Pew Research Center staff are required to be present in the Center’s Washington, D.C., office three core days weekly (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday).  Staff may work virtually from remote locations on other days in a typical work week.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 18/12/2025
If you are in the US and you would like to send a message to your elected representative about the proposed dissolution of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, @agu.org makes it easy with a template here: agu.quorum.us/campaign/151... #AGU25
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Save NCAR from being dismantled today!
The Trump Administration has vowed to dissolve the center that provides critical extreme weather and climate data for our nation.
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Marshall Shepherd @drshepherd2013.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Please read www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 17/12/2025
NCAR is quite literally our global mothership. Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources. Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet. Unbelievable.
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Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
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Andrew Rumbach @andrewrumbach.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
This is the conclusion that I hope we will draw from the Zillow drama... that we need a gold-standard national data source for property-level risk to climate hazards that is transparent, accessible, and legally defensible. Private companies can help build it but the public needs to own it.
susanpcrawford.substack.com
Zillow’s climate risk reversal looks like a setback. It’s really a wake‑up call.
When private models sow confusion, it’s a flashing warning sign that Washington needs to fix federal flood maps,
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aaflores.bsky.social @aaflores.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
The devil's in the data. Read about how our team is using data to make an impact in our state: news.asu.edu/b/20251104-d... @arizonastateuni.bsky.social #ForksUp
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The devil's in the data: ASU researchers use data to inform statewide basic needs initiative | ASU News
Across Arizona, many college students juggle classes, jobs and rising living costs — sometimes without reliable access to food or housing.But an interdisciplinary team of ASU researchers is using data...
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Natural Hazards Center @hazcenter.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
The call for 2026 Workshop ideas is now open! We’re eager to hear what you want to share with the hazards and disaster community. If you’re new to the Natural Hazards Workshop or want to learn about the theme and call for ideas, join us for virtual Q&A session on December 9, 2025: bit.ly/4hHUpuC
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 29/10/2025
Last year, @michaelfwehner.bsky.social and Jim Kossin made the scientific case for a Cat6 cyclone. This week, Hurricane Melissa became the 6th storm in recorded history to smash through that threshold, with max winds of 216mph. And conditions leading to these storms are on the rise. Read more:
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The growing inadequacy of an open-ended Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale in a warming world | PNAS
Global warming increases available sensible and latent heat energy, increasing the thermodynamic potential wind intensity of tropical cyclones (TCs...
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Sara Meerow @sarameerow.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Our School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at ASU is hiring at the assistant or associate level in urban climate!
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aaflores.bsky.social @aaflores.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
What an excellent opportunity to make an impact with GIS!
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NPR @npr.org · 09/10/2025
A new poll shows trust in federal health policies is plummeting, and what -- or who -- people believe increasingly depends on their politics. n.pr/3KF1CiO
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59% of Americans disapprove of RFK Jr.'s moves as health secretary, a new poll says
A new poll shows trust in federal health policies is plummeting, and what -- or who -- people believe increasingly depends on their politics.
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aaflores.bsky.social @aaflores.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
UCAR Annual Members meeting in Boulder, CO. So many member institutions!
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aaflores.bsky.social @aaflores.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Check out my recent interview with @ambersullins.bsky.social highlighting some of our research on flooding and health youtu.be/iFv68bQYbyo?... @equalityjon.bsky.social @robbieparks.bsky.social
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Why are we seeing more flood deaths? ASU expert discusses with ABC15's Amber Sullins
YouTube video by ABC15 Arizona
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Marshall Burke @marshallburke.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
We are excited to announce the release of the Environmental Hazard Adaptation Atlas, an effort to map ongoing and future environmental hazards and their impacts on society, and to provide up to date evidence on what policies and interventions work to reduce impacts: adaptationatlas.org. Quick thread
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Environmental Hazard Adaptation Atlas | ECHO Lab | Stanford University
Studying the impacts of environmental change on human health and well-being
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Kyle Walker @kylewalker.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
In the first Walker Data workshop on the 2020 Census, I taught how to compare single-year age profiles over time - with tips on plotting all states in parallel! I'm deeply discounting past workshops in advance of new content in 2026. Check them out! walkerdata.gumroad.c...
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Philippe Papin @pppapin.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Want to come work for the National Hurricane Center, #NHC? There are two new job postings that were just announced yesterday. The 1st opportunity is a position within the #Hurricane Specialist Unit, #HSU: GS-13 Hurricane Specialist Position -- www.usajobs.gov/job/845559000
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Meteorologist
This position is located in the National Weather Service (NWS), National Hurricane Center (NHC), with one vacancy in Miami, FL.
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Faith Kearns, Ph.D. @fkearns.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Vaccines and anesthesia are the two of the most important life saving/extending discoveries ever. It is truly unimaginable to be pulled backwards like this.
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Kyle Walker @kylewalker.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
On the blog: strategies for mapping dense point data in R. Learn how to use: 🌎 Circle clusters 🌎 Dynamic heat maps 🌎 Point jittering for same-location events Read the post: walker-data.com/post... #rstats #gis #datavisualization
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Circle clusters and heatmaps for dense point data in R – WALKER DATA
GIS, demographics, and data science consulting
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Danielle Zoe Rivera @danielle-rivera.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Finishing a syllabus for a class on environmental and/or climate and/or disaster justice? Check out The Syllabus for resources! We are adding more readings and databases every day! Open and free to everyone! www.just-environments.org/the-syllabus
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The Syllabus — Just Environments Lab
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Truly being “pro-family” means ensuring access and cost of care - including IVF - never stands in the way of someone choosing to start or grow their family. Trump breaking his promise about something as important as this might not be surprising, but it is cruel.
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aaflores.bsky.social @aaflores.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Is it me or is every single deadline this year on Sept 15…
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Katherine Bagley @katbagley.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Today, @grist.org is launching a new series, The Disaster Economy, looking at the chaotic, often lucrative world of disaster recovery. grist.org/series/the-d... Read, share, and importantly, let us know what you're seeing on the ground in your communities that you want us to report on.
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aaflores.bsky.social @aaflores.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
For the people in the back
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