Heat - The Triple Point

May 28, 2023 Podcast Real Estate Insurance Non-Profit Built Environment Climate Risk Climate Finance Climate Change Heat Flood Wildfires Hurricanes Wind

Episode 25 - Non-Profit Climate Intelligence with Dr. Ed Kearns

Dr. Ed Kearns, Chief Data Officer for the up-start non-profit, First Street Foundation, joins the Triple Point to talk about how their mission and technology help homeowners, the real estate and insurance sectors, and government agencies better account for future climate risk.

Jul 30, 2022 Podcast Heat Climate Change Air Quality Water Quality Epidemiology Health

Episode 7 - The Intersection of Climate and Health

"We don't have to wait 50 years in the future. The climate we live in right now is different than the climate that individuals 50 years ago lived in. And we need to make sure that public health is understanding those challenges and providing them the best information and resources available."

Jul 22, 2022 Podcast Climate Change Energy Heat Agriculture

Episode 6 - Heatwaves, Cows, and Muppets--Oh My!

"Humans have adapted to different climates since we've been on the planet. So we need to get comfortable being uncomfortable and adapt to a warmer world. And we certainly need to do our best to be better stewards of the Earth from a mitigation standpoint using measured renewable energy."

Jun 26, 2022 Podcast Heat

Episode 2 - The Heat is On

"This week, we are talking about the heat and the heat has definitely been on around the globe. In India & Pakistan, temperatures soared above 50 degrees Celsius. That's above 120 degrees Fahrenheit, which shattered records going back 120 years through their entire record period of record history."