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Favrot II Associate Professor of Sustainable Real Estate and Urban Planning, Tulane University jessemkeenan.com North: The Future of Post-Climate America (Oxford University Press) global.oup.com/academic/product/nor…

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Jesse M. Keenan @jessemkeenan.com · 25/09/2026
Here is the story on our new JPER paper @bloomberg.com mberg.com via @leslieatlarge.bsky.social Sometimes getting a good deal is not a great deal, if you get my deal. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Homebuyers in Wildfire-Prone Areas Get Better Mortgage Deals Online
A new study found online lenders were more likely to approve loans in areas at high risk of wildfire and offered better rates than their brick-and-mortar counterparts.
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Jesse M. Keenan @jessemkeenan.com · 25/09/2026
NEW PAPER ALERT: See our @tylerhaupert.bsky.social article (OA) on how conventional lenders are adapting to wildfire risk (i.e., bluelining), while Fintech lenders look the other way. Human loan officers seem to get it. Fintech masks risk signals = long-term housing problem. doi.org/10.1177/0739...
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Jesse M. Keenan @jessemkeenan.com · 22/09/2026
I'm honored to contribute to this commentary w/ colleagues from across the United States. Big thank you to Melissa Kenney @costasamaras.com @bobkopp.net for their leadership & public service in the advancement of climate scholarship. READ HERE --> agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
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Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 22/09/2026
NEW PAPER: In a new paper, jointly published in @agu.org Earth's Future & @ametsoc.org BAMS, and co-led by Melissa Kenney, @costasamaras.com and me, 175 authors outline priorities to guide the future of scientific assessments of climate change in the United States. 🧵
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Research Priorities for Robust Climate Assessments in the United States
A network of climate assessments plays a critical role in synthesizing the state of science to support evidence-based decision-making To support future U.S. and sub-national climate assessments, ...
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Jesse M. Keenan @jessemkeenan.com · 07/09/2026
Lots of news coming out of Germany, but this story is a personal one that I write about in the introduction to North: The Future of Post-Climate America (Oxford) www.sueddeutsche.de/projekte/art...
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New Orleans geht unter: Der Exodus hat begonnen
Der Meeresspiegel steigt, New Orleans ist langfristig nicht zu retten. Wissenschaftler empfehlen, die Umsiedlung zu planen.
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Jesse M. Keenan @jessemkeenan.com · 06/08/2026
I’m honored that North made the list. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/08/15-n...
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15 new books for five new takes on climate change » Yale Climate Connections
Recent years have seen a boom in books on climate change. This collection spans from techno-optimism to philosophical pessimism.
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Jesse M. Keenan @jessemkeenan.com · 05/08/2026
I write about this in North: The Future of Post-Climate America (Oxford). Dengue is coming. jessemkeenan.com/north-book
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Michèle Champagne @michelechampagne.com · 01/08/2026
Speaking of Irma Boom in Amsterdam and design cultures that are genuinely “smart”—and cc @jessemkeenan.com who appreciates Boom—, I saw her exhibition at Muji Atelier in Ginza, in Tokyo, a few weeks ago.
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Jesse M. Keenan @jessemkeenan.com · 24/07/2026
Owning the Green Grid (MIT) by @joshuabasseches.bsky.social is a truly excellent book that is well suited for the classroom (or summer beach read). mitpress.mit.edu/978026205358...
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Jesse M. Keenan @jessemkeenan.com · 17/07/2026
In Keenan’s book North: The Future of Post-Climate America, he works to dispel this mythology of climate havens. “There is no such thing as a climate haven,” he writes, “there are merely better and worse places to live.” @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91575258/det...
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The wishful thinking of 'climate havens': Canada's wildfire smoke is debunking myths about the Midwest
Cities like Detroit and Duluth, Minnesota, were once thought to be safer from the impacts of climate change. Their air quality this week says otherwise.
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Jesse M. Keenan @jessemkeenan.com · 13/07/2026
Out today: podcast from @imisosnabrueck.bsky.social & @goetheuni.bsky.social researchers on human mobility & climate change in the United States covering, North: The Future of Post-Climate America (Oxford, 2025). Thank you for having me! www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS-f...
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#5 – (No)Where to Go?!
YouTube video by IMIS_UniOsnabrueck
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Jesse M. Keenan @jessemkeenan.com · 11/07/2026
Nice @nrdc.org follow-up to our research down south. www.nrdc.org/stories/what...
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What It’ll Take to Save Cities like New Orleans from Climate Disaster
These insights from around the globe hold lessons in planning a just relocation.
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Jesse M. Keenan @jessemkeenan.com · 05/07/2026
Interesting Book Review grounded in Maine demography and planning for North: The Future of Post-Climate America (Oxford). www.pressherald.com/2026/07/05/m...
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Maine must be prepared to accommodate ‘climigrants’ | Opinion
To take advantage of the influx of those moving here from other states due to climate-related difficulty, state resilience initiatives need to expand.
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Jesse Gourevitch @jgourevitch.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
🚨 I’m pleased to share a new open-access article published today in the Review of Environmental Economics and Policy: “Managing Unpriced Climate Risks in US Housing Markets” 🚨
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Jesse M. Keenan @jessemkeenan.com · 01/07/2026
Part 2 coverage of our research @theguardian.com from perspective of folks working on community relocation, receiving communities, ecological restoration, & flood control. Politicians can deny all they want but these env & socioecon shifts are well underway. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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New Orleans residents on warning to abandon sinking city: ‘Nobody wants to leave home’
After a recent study found New Orleans is at a ‘point of no return’ amid the climate crisis, some locals say they will ‘only leave if forced to’. But what would it take to stay?
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Jesse M. Keenan @jessemkeenan.com · 26/06/2026
My research center is hiring a Research Assistant Professor to work on adaptation science in buildings and cities. Apply now! tulane-ibqejb.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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Research Assistant Professor
The Tulane University School of Architecture and Built Environment (TuSABE) invites applications for a Research Assistant Professor (RAP) position affiliated with the Center on Climate Change and Urba...
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Frances Butler @frances-butler.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Sitting on a ferry stalled in the English Channel waiting to join the infernal London heat while finishing @jessemkeenan.com’s excellent book about climigrants going north. Only thing is right now London is hotter than southern Spain where l’ve just come from #ClimateImpacts #Weird
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Jesse M. Keenan @jessemkeenan.com · 19/06/2026
“One of the most impressive and comprehensive non-fiction books on climate change ever written is “North” (2025), by climate adaptation expert Jesse Keenan of Tulane University.“ (big shoes to fill but I’ll take it @drjeffmasters.bsky.social) yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/06/clim...
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Climate fiction envisions the future of hurricanes and sea level rise » Yale Climate Connections
Three excellent cli-fi novels envision a plausible future where sea level rise and climate change-intensified hurricanes cause massive economic disruption in the U.S.
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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
I review three cli-fi works that predict that hurricanes combined with sea level rise will bring about economic hardship of the kind I have been warning about for years: a collapse of the coastal property market, resulting in people abandoning hurricane-prone coastal areas. @jessemkeenan.com
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Climate fiction envisions the future of hurricanes and sea level rise » Yale Climate Connections
Three excellent cli-fi novels envision a plausible future where sea level rise and climate change-intensified hurricanes cause massive economic disruption in the U.S.
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Joseph O’Sullivan @mightyjoeyoung.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Last night I went to the last of the 3 part talks about climate change at the Center For Brooklyn History. This one was about solutions from people in law, government & science. The scientist is behind the pillar, but here is a pic of his new book. Thanks @bklynlibrary.bsky.social
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americaadapts.org @americaadapts.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
🎙️ What happens when you gather hundreds of adaptation professionals in one place? In latest pod, short conversations from the National Adaptation Forum covering 🌳 urban forestry, 🏥 public health, ⚽ sports, 🥽 VR, 🎥 communications, and more. Couldn't make #NAF? This episode is for you. #adaptation
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Meet the Adapters: Conversations from the National Adaptation Forum — AMERICA ADAPTS The Climate Change Podcast
Meet the Adapters: Conversations from the National Adaptation Forum. Ep. 254.
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Jesse M. Keenan @jessemkeenan.com · 08/06/2026
I'm looking forward to joining Brooklyn Public Library tonight for a key conversation on Climate Adaptation led by @npr.org's Rebecca Hersher www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/cbh... For a quick snapshot of recent research & my book, North: The Future of Post-Climate America, see youtu.be/NytVlZeID6w
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The Weather Channel: J.M. Keenan talks Coastal Research & North: The Future of Post-Climate America
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Daniel Huppmann @danielhuppmann.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
🎉 New features in the #ScenarioExplorer apps by @iiasa.ac.at - 📊 load & share workspaces - 🔎 advanced scenario selection using meta indicators Coming to all apps hosted by the #ScenarioServices team soon... 🚧 Check out the #SharedSocioeconomicPathways #SSP explorer 👉 ssp.apps.ece.iiasa.ac.at
Screenshot of the "Shared Socioeconomic Pathways" Explorer - data selection interface, with an orange arrow indicating the new feature for "Advanced Scenario Selection"Screenshot of the "Shared Socioeconomic Pathways" Explorer - advanced scenario selection selection interface, with an orange arrow indicating the new option to filter by meta indicators
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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Been working my through this book, it is technical, but I didn't need my Masters in Environmental Studies to navigate the pages. As a corporate type with an expertise in risk, North makes a great case for planning and adaptation. Both Masters, @jessemkeenan.com are worth a follow.
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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
I highly recommend North (2025), by climate adaptation expert @jessemkeenan.com of Tulane. It'd be an excellent textbook for a college-level course on climate change adaptation. It's quite technical, but the last 5% is a very readable and hopeful cli-fi section on a post-climate America in 2079.
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Podcast: North: The Future of Post-Climate America
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Jesse M. Keenan @jessemkeenan.com · 30/05/2026
"We've been saying this for a while, and we've been saying this to the global community ... to environmental justice advocates, to climate change activists, we've been saying: The fight is here in Louisiana," Andreanecia Morris www.realtor.com/news/trends/...
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Eerie Study Warns New Orleans Residents To Relocate—but How Do You Move an Entire City?
Louisiana could lose 75% of its wetlands by 2070, making a managed relocation of New Orleans residents urgent as climate change transforms the coastline.
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Jesse M. Keenan @jessemkeenan.com · 30/05/2026
Stepping back and taking perspective on our work in the Gulf Coast. insideclimatenews.org/news/3005202...
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As Seas Rise, Louisiana Faces a Choice: Plan for Movement or Let Crisis Decide - Inside Climate News
Coastal Louisiana may be ground zero for climate migration in the U.S., but a new study argues that planning now could turn displacement into agency.
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Jesse M. Keenan @jessemkeenan.com · 29/05/2026
See my commentary in re flood risk, un- and underinsured properties, and muni bond exposure. This is the sub-systemic risk that keeps me up at night. www.bondbuyer.com/news/flood-r...
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Flood risk is a growing credit challenge in U.S.: Moody's
The counties with the greatest exposure lie along the coasts of Florida, Louisiana, South Carolina and Texas.
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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
New research finding: Hope not fear is the better approach to engage people in climate problem-solving. @mason4c.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social
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Climate Creativity for Action: Conceptual Development and the Catalytic Effect of Hope.
Individual behaviour change is needed for a sustainable future to mitigate climate change however extensive barriers to action, are documented. One wa…
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Jesse M. Keenan @jessemkeenan.com · 20/05/2026
See @wuft.org's great work covering this story through the lens of North: The Future of Post-Climate America (Oxford) www.wuft.org/environment/...
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As climate migrants flee Florida’s coasts, Alachua County prepares its welcome
Sea level rise alone could drive more than 23,000 climate migrants from Florida’s coasts to Alachua County in the next 75 years, according to business and economy experts.
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ClimateFran @climatefran.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Very interesting paper teasing out the nuances of flood risk distribution in the US using an incredible individual-level dataset. Documents a huge concentration of flood risk among the very highest income group - lots of wealthy people enjoying the coast and river views from their second homes.
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Jesse M. Keenan @jessemkeenan.com · 10/05/2026
Thank you #BBC & @cnn.com for having me on to move past sensationalist headlines to focus on adaptation investments in the U.S. Gulf Coast & to talk about human mobility in re North: The Future of Post-Climate America. It is not about abandoning anything or anyone. www.keenanclimate.com/videos
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 07/05/2026
While ​local lawmakers obsess over how to keep Democrats in majority-Black districts from governing, their state is literally shrinking. “Between the chronic stress of land loss and sea level rise, New Orleans’s days are numbered." trib.al/zgcvHnx
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Jesse M. Keenan @jessemkeenan.com · 07/05/2026
Thank you @npr.org 's Here & Now for having me on to talk about our new research and the themes of my book, North: The Future of Post-Climate America. www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
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Jesse M. Keenan @jessemkeenan.com · 06/05/2026
I try my best to move beyond the headlines to address where the scientific debates are and how we as a society can mobilize in the face of an uncertain future. @npr.org www.npr.org/2026/05/06/n...
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New Orleans be surrounded by the ocean within decades, new study says
NPR's Leila Fadel asks Jesse Keenan of Tulane University about a new study that suggests New Orleans could become uninhabitable by the end of the century.
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Jesse M. Keenan @jessemkeenan.com · 04/05/2026
The timing for inundation is not clear but we are down to a matter of decades and generations to begin planning for the relocation of #NewOrleans See our paper out today in Nature Sustainability www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘Point of no return’: New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level, study finds
Louisiana’s cultural hotspot could be surrounded by Gulf of Mexico before end of this century, authors say
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Laura Routh @laurarouth.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Last night, I finished reading North: The Future of Post-Climate America by @keenanclimate.com and highly recommend it! Like, how would you replace a lost birth certificate if your birth city’s government no longer functioned because most of its citizens had left? www.keenanclimate.com/north-book
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North: The Future of Post-Climate America — Jesse M. Keenan
Climate change is already influencing how and where people live. North: The Future of Post-Climate America bridges science and real-world experience to explore how people, systems, and institutions ar...
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Jesse M. Keenan @jessemkeenan.com · 01/05/2026
Thank you @arizonastateuni.bsky.social for having me this week to talk, North: The Future of Post-Climate America. It was amazing to meet scholars crossing disciplinary boundaries to take on our greatest social & environmental challenge.
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Jesse M. Keenan @jessemkeenan.com · 01/05/2026
Thank you @ucirvine.bsky.social for having me this week to talk, North: The Future of Post-Climate America. It’s inspiring to student mobilization for climate action and research.
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Jesse M. Keenan @jessemkeenan.com · 01/05/2026
Thank you @luskininnovation.bsky.social #UCLA for having me this week to talk, North: The Future of Post-Climate America.
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 03/03/2026
For Prager and the original crew — Jake “Pigpen” Keenan and Mike “Cochise” Pace, smuggling was not a natural career path. They were potheads, sure, but most of the crew had spent time at elite institutions or in above-board jobs. More: apple.news/AqXulwA1FSDm...
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Jesse M. Keenan @jessemkeenan.com · 26/03/2026
Such a wonderful night here in Montreal. Thanks to host @greglindsay.org & all those that came out tonight. I look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow at @mcgill.ca
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Jesse M. Keenan @jessemkeenan.com · 25/03/2026
J'ai hâte de commencer ma tournée de promotion de mon livre à Montréal ce soir à 18h a Librairie Le port de tête www.leportdetete.com
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Librairie Le Port de tête | Montréal | Librairie agréée
Librairie générale agréée, livres neufs et d'occasion. 262 Mont-Royal Est : Littérature, poésie, théâtre, albums jeunesse et bandes dessinées. 269 Mont-Royal Est : Sciences humaines, philosophie, scie...
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Jesse M. Keenan @jessemkeenan.com · 25/03/2026
Thank you @utoronto.ca for hosting a wonderful evening debating the future of post-climate America and what that means for Canada.
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Jesse M. Keenan @jessemkeenan.com · 19/03/2026
Thank you so much to Brown & @climatesollab.bsky.social for having me yesterday. Hello Boston! I look forward to seeing everyone this afternoon (4 p.m.) at @bostonu.bsky.social www.bu.edu/ioc/2026/02/... (register here) and @mitdusp.bsky.social tommorrow
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Peter Brannen @peterbrannen.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
New Orleans, this afternoon👇🏻
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Jesse M. Keenan @jessemkeenan.com · 14/03/2026
This bookstore has an amazing sense of humor.
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Professor Loretta Lees @lorettaclees.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Just finished reading @keenanclimate.com book. Awesome Jesse - looking forwards to discussing next week @buoncities.bsky.social event 🤩
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Jesse M. Keenan @jessemkeenan.com · 11/03/2026
Thank you @brookings.edu for having me yesterday to talk about North: the Future of Post-Climate America (Oxford) in the context of housing affordability in the U.S. I learned a great deal along the way.
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Juliette Kayyem @juliettekayyem.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Wow. @keenanclimate.com delivers in his book NORTH: The Future of Post-Climate America. He examines the future of climate migration and the changes that are about to come to our cities as the oceans rise. It is informative and compelling. Bravo, friend. www.keenanclimate.com/north-book
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North: The Future of Post-Climate America — Jesse M. Keenan
Climate change is already influencing how and where people live. North: The Future of Post-Climate America bridges science and real-world experience to explore how people, systems, and institutions ar...
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