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Check out my conversation with @KatManalac on extreme weather in a warming climate--including why improved prediction doesn't always lead to better outcomes, what's needed to "decouple" hazard from disaster, & my honest appraisal of emerging climate tech. piped.video/watch?v=qpHfrnZ9…
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We are at #NewYorkClimateWeek + the call for disaster resilience has never been louder.
@Weather_West joins @KatManalac for an episode of @disasterproofHQ to discuss extreme weather, disaster resilience, and what the tech world gets wrong about both.
Daniel Swain, climate scientist behind @Weather_West, has become one of the most trusted voices on events like floods, droughts, and wildfires, helping make extreme weather and climate change accessible and accurate in public discourse.
This week on Disasterproof, @KatManalac sits down with Daniel to unpack what the science actually tells us about disaster prediction.
We talk about how unprecedented fire conditions were forecasted days in advance of the 2025 LA fires, and Daniel breaks down why a record-breaking Super El Niño could make this winter unlike any other.
We also dig into the bigger picture, including why we need to focus on both climate change mitigation and adaptation, and why seeing disasters coming isn't the same as being ready for them.
Watch the full episode now. 👇
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I sat down with one of the most trusted voices in extreme weather and climate science, @Weather_West, and immediately went home to check if I need flood insurance for the coming El Niño season. (And you should too if you're in California.)
Daniel Swain, climate scientist behind @Weather_West, has become one of the most trusted voices on events like floods, droughts, and wildfires, helping make extreme weather and climate change accessible and accurate in public discourse.
This week on Disasterproof, @KatManalac sits down with Daniel to unpack what the science actually tells us about disaster prediction.
We talk about how unprecedented fire conditions were forecasted days in advance of the 2025 LA fires, and Daniel breaks down why a record-breaking Super El Niño could make this winter unlike any other.
We also dig into the bigger picture, including why we need to focus on both climate change mitigation and adaptation, and why seeing disasters coming isn't the same as being ready for them.
Watch the full episode now. 👇
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Disaster has a strange way of bringing people together, and as #ClimateWeekNYC kicks off, it might be one of the most important insights into resilience.
@watchdutyapp founder @johnclarkemills put it simply: when fire comes, differences disappear. piped.video/@disasterproofHQ
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What is your vision for a resilient future? That’s the question @billclerico asked @danpres and Peter Hancock today during a Climate Week panel @jpmorgan
Here’s what they had to say...
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@danpres “Make it an incentive for people to value climate risk [in insurance] and models that make this [resilience] an economic win.”
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The best companies don't start with a pitch deck. They start with someone living the problem. @watchdutyapp founder @johnclarkemills saw a real gap in wildfire warning systems, had the technical skills to close it, and has now built infrastructure used by millions.
Watch now: piped.video/v402tJUOouw?si=k0RM…
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We’re recording a special @disasterproofHQ podcast episode with @sacca, @claydumas and @CaieKelley at New York Climate Week!
What questions do you have for the @lowercarbon team? 👀
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Convective is heading to New York Climate Week!🗽
We’re looking forward to meeting the founders, investors, policymakers, and practitioners shaping the future of disaster resilience.
Follow along for takeaways throughout the week.
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Not one, but two members of our team found themselves in Hawaii as Hurricane Lowell approached last week.
For a team that spends every day thinking about disaster resilience, experiencing the uncertainty firsthand was a powerful reminder of why this work matters.
@JayRibakove @billclerico
My colleague @JayRibakove also found himself in the path of Lowell last week!
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My wife and I took our kids to Kauai last week to unplug. We got a lot more unplugged than we planned.
Around midnight, with 100+ mph winds and debris hitting the windows, we pulled the kids out of bed and slept on the bathroom floor. No power. No cell service.
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Proud of this one! The @watchdutyapp episode of @disasterproofHQ is live.
It embodies so much of what I love about resilience tech: a founder who solved his own problem (fire hit @johnclarkemills' property twice) and a community that formed around the mission — firefighters, dispatchers, retirees running radio "battle stations" — all to keep millions safe.
Last year 16M people depended on them.
When the emergency alert system for disasters doesn't work, who do you turn to?
For millions of Americans, the answer is Watch Duty, the wildfire-tracking app that hit #1 in the App Store during the January 2025 LA fires.
@watchdutyapp is a non-profit built on America's long tradition of citizen storm reporting, with volunteers and local experts tracking incidents and verifying information in real time, so communities know what's coming before it's too late.
But founder @johnclarkemills says that Watch Duty's growth is not really a success story, it's a failure story.
We go behind the scenes with the volunteers, the firefighters who rely on the app themselves, and the story of where it all started. 🔥
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Convective retweeted
When the emergency alert system for disasters doesn't work, who do you turn to?
For millions of Americans, the answer is Watch Duty, the wildfire-tracking app that hit #1 in the App Store during the January 2025 LA fires.
@watchdutyapp is a non-profit built on America's long tradition of citizen storm reporting, with volunteers and local experts tracking incidents and verifying information in real time, so communities know what's coming before it's too late.
But founder @johnclarkemills says that Watch Duty's growth is not really a success story, it's a failure story.
We go behind the scenes with the volunteers, the firefighters who rely on the app themselves, and the story of where it all started. 🔥
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Today, Convective Capital is launching our first Request for Startups.
Here’s what that means and who we want to meet.
convective.substack.com/p/re…
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OUR FIRST REQUESTS:
→ New Ways to Trade Disaster Risk
→ Extreme Heat
→ The Second Grid
→ Space Junk
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