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August 29, 2025

US Disaster Agency FEMA was Breaking Long Before Trump

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in Bloomberg.

Bloomberg

June 8, 2025

A leafy capital known for scorching summers faces 'mass abandonment' over new deadly flooding threat

Professor Jesse M. Keenan discusses how climate-driven flood risks and soaring insurance costs could trigger mass exodus from Sacramento’s vulnerable neighborhoods.

Daily Mail

June 2, 2025

Could this major California city see mass ‘abandonment’? New risk model predicts just that

A new risk model warns that Sacramento faces potential mass departure due to climate change, rising living costs, strained infrastructure, and safety concerns, according to The San Francisco Chronicle.

San Francisco Chronicle

May 30, 2025

Banks are avoiding mortgage loans in California's wildfire zones, study says

Professor Jesse M. Keenan speaks to The Washington Post.

Washington Post

May 21, 2025

Looming SEPTA Cuts Could Increase Climate Pollution In the Philly Area

Professor Jesse M. Keenan discusses the potential effects of SEPTA's impending service cuts in Whyy News.

Whyy News

May 19, 2025

Florida's Housing Market Softens as Climate-Related Costs Mount

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in Bloomberg.

Bloomberg

May 8, 2025

U.S. Government to Stop Tracking the Costs of Extreme Weather

Professor Jesse M. Keenan warns of the consequences of NOAA's decision to discontinue tracking the cost of the country’s most expensive disasters in the New York Times.

New York Times

May 4, 2025

The Rise of Millennial Retirement Panic

Professor Jesse M. Keenan warns that individual financial planning offers limited protection against the systemic economic disruptions posed by climate change, emphasizing the need for broader structural solutions in in Business Insider.

Business Insider

May 1, 2025

Climate author on what his team's government dismissal could mean for the planet

ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with climate assessment author and Tulane University Professor Jesse Keenan after his team was dismissed by President Donald Trump's administration.

ABC News

April 30, 2025

Major Climate Report in Limbo After Trump Admin. Fired it's Authors

Professor Jesse M. Keenan interviewed by CNN saying the loss of climate report will reduce preparation for climate change.

CNN

April 30, 2025

Philly’s carbon emissions have dropped. Here’s what experts say should be next

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in WHYY News Climate Desk saying Philadelphia must go beyond energy efficiency and grid upgrades to meet its carbon neutrality goals.

Whyy News

April 29, 2025

Trump Administration Dismisses Researchers Working on Climate-Change Report

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in The Wall Street Journal.

Wall Street Journal

April 28, 2025

All Authors Working on Flagship U.S. Climate Report Are Dismissed

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in The New York Times on the "release" of researchers compiling the federal government’s flagship report on how global warming is affecting the country.

New York Times

April 9, 2025

Trump Administration Cuts Funding and Staff for Flagship Climate Report

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in The New York Times on the growing jeopardy facing the National Climate Assessment after funding and staffing cuts by the Trump administration.

New York Times

April 7, 2025

Financially strapped states see funds for disaster resilience projects at risk

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in S&P Global Market Intelligence on federal funding cuts and their impact on local climate resilience.

S&P Global Market Intelligence

April 7, 2025

LA fires victims fear 'predatory' developers could remake their neighbourhood for the worse

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in ABC News on California's wildfire response and the focus on building upgrades over buffer zones and land use reforms.

ABC News

April 7, 2025

Florida vs. California: How Two States Are Facing the Insurance Crisis

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in Newsweek on Florida and California's management of insurance risk.

Newsweek

March 31, 2025

What FEMA's Demise Could Mean for Flood Insurance

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in Bloomberg on NFIP, FEMA, and mortgages.

Bloomberg

March 11, 2025

A California City Is Pioneering Urban-Scale Insurance for Climate Disasters

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in Insurance Journal on the role of local governments in risk reduction for climate crisis.

Insurance Journal

March 11, 2025

A Bay Area City Pioneers Urban Scale Insurance for Climate Sisasters

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in Bloomberg News.

Bloomberg News

March 3, 2025

Why These States are Helping People Pay for Stronger Roofs

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in The Washington Post on the benefit of grant programs like that of Alabama’s roof replacement program.

Washington Post

February 26, 2025

There Were Never Any Climate Havens: Floods in the Midwest, Hurricanes in Appalachia

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in The Guardian on "sending zones" and "recieving zones" as cities experiencing climate crisis.

The Guardian

February 24, 2025

How Can I Lower My Climate Risk When Buying a House?

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in The New York Times on climate shocks and climate stresses as categories of risk when considering purchasing a home.

New York Times

The IPCC meets amid Trump’s climate attacks. What to watch for.

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in E & E News for his contributions to the IPCC’s sixth assessment report.

February 24, 2025

E & E News

The Climate Policies That Trump Might Not Destroy

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in The New Republic on the role of federal government in climate action.

February 19, 2025

The New Republic

Buying a home in California? Here’s how seriously you should take Zillow’s climate risk data

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in San Francisco Chronicle.

February 16, 2025

San Francisco Chronicle

‘Altadena is not for sale’: LA residents fear being forced out by wildfire rebuild

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in The Guardian on the economic challenges of rebuilding after climate disaster.

February 14, 2025

The Guardian

What Happens When Your “Climate Haven” Is No Longer Safe?

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in Nonprofit Quarterly on climate resilence and "climate-proof" cities.

February 13, 2025

Nonprofit Quarterly

The L.A. Fires Were the First Tragedy. The Second Is Just Beginning.

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in The New Republic on buffer zones as a mitigation technique to the California wildfires.

February 12, 2025

The New Republic

Tulane Prize for Climate Change Curriculum

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in Archined on bridging teaching and research in climate change through the CCU.

January 30, 2024

Archined

Trump Questions Need for FEMA and Says States Should 'Take Care of Disasters'

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in PBS News Hour on the role of federal government in climate disaster relief.

January 24, 2025

PBS News Hour

Even before the LA fires, Californians fled for 'climate havens'

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in BBC about his research on "recieving zones".

January 23, 2025

BBC

Extreme weather events like the LA wildfires are creating climate refugees. Where do they go?

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in the CNN.

January 21, 2025

Trump has promised a new Hollywood ‘golden age’ – but Tinseltown is in trouble

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in The Telegraph.

January 18, 2025

The Telegraph

‘It’s going to be rough’: what Trump’s response to LA fires portends for future climate disasters

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in The Guardian about climate adaptation and the focus needed on preventing the further sprawl of housing into areas that have long had wildfires.

January 17, 2025

The Guardian

What Blue States Can Do If Trump and Republicans Withhold Disaster Aid

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in Rolling Stone about the role of federal government in climate disaster relief.

January 14, 2025

Rolling Stone

Wealth helps only to a limited extent when disaster strikes

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in Spiegel Science about climate migration.

January 12, 2025

Spiegel Science

L.A. Fires Show Limits of America’s Efforts to Cope With Climate Change

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in The New York Times about climate adaptation.

January 10, 2025

New York Times

Climate Fiscal Risks: The U.S. Government Accountability Office’s Recommendations to Congress

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in the America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast about the intersection of climate resilience, fiscal accountability, and federal oversight.

January 10, 2025

America Adapts

Hollywood mansions ‘uninsurable’ as wildfires leave $50bn trail of destruction

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in The Telegraph.

January 9, 2025

The Telegraph

Business on the Edge: Building Industry Resilience to Climate Hazards

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited as an Academia/Expert Contributor in the World Economic Forum Insight Report of December 2024.

December 11, 2024

World Economic Forum

Mortgage Regulators Are Shrugging Off Climate Risk. It Could Cost Taxpayers Billions.

CCU resarch is cited in The New York Times.

December 7, 2024

New York Times

Tulane launches new Center on Climate Change and Urbanism

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in The Architect's Newspaper on bridging teaching and research in climate change through the CCU.

December 5, 2024

The Architect's Newspaper

Why Do We Keep Developing in Climate Disaster Zones?

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in Dwell on development in the Sun Belt region.

November 15, 2024

Dwell

Tulane University Unveils New Center on Climate Change and Urbanism

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in New Orleans City Business.

November 12, 2024

New Orleans City Business

People moved to Asheville to escape extreme weather. They forgot its tragic history.

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in CNN on climate migration and the risk of moving to "climate-safe" cities.

October 23, 2024

CNN

How Climate Disasters Are Making Mobile Homes a Huge Risk

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in The New York Times on mobile home parks and property development due to natural disasters.

October 14, 2024

New York Times

Bridging the Climate Change Research and Education Gap

Professor Jesse M. Keenan cited in Buildings & Cities on the disconnect between climate change research and education in the built environment in the U.S. and how the Syllabus BAnk and the Tulane Prize in Climate Change Curriculum in the Built Environment seeks to remedy this.

October 12, 2024

Buildings & Cities