Jesse M. Keenan
@jessemkeenan.com
Favrot II Associate Professor of Sustainable Real Estate and Urban Planning, Tulane University https://jessemkeenan.com/ North: The Future of Post-Climate America (Oxford University Press) https://global.oup.com/academic/product/north-9780197641613
I write about this in North: The Future of Post-Climate America (Oxford). Dengue is coming. jessemkeenan.com/north-book
Isaac Bogoch@isaacbogoch.bsky.social · 3h agoThere was just a locally acquired case of dengue fever reported in Virginia, USA. The climate is becoming more suitable, the compatible mosquito species (Aedes) is already there, and we’ll likely see more cases across a wider area. Link: tinyurl.com/2pu4xrc5
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.
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...
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...
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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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...
#5 – (No)Where to Go?!
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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...
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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🚨 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” 🚨
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...
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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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...
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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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
“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...
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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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
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.
yaleclimateconnections.org
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
🎙️ 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
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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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
The Weather Channel: J.M. Keenan talks Coastal Research & North: The Future of Post-Climate America
YouTube video by Jesse M. Keenan
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🎉 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
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.
Dr. Jeff Masters@drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 2mo agoI 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.
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.
Podcast: North: The Future of Post-Climate America
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"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/...
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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Stepping back and taking perspective on our work in the Gulf Coast. insideclimatenews.org/news/3005202...
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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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...
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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New research finding: Hope not fear is the better approach to engage people in climate problem-solving. @mason4c.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social
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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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/...
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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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.
John Voorheis@johnvoorheis.bsky.social · 3mo agoI have two new papers up in this week's NBER working papers (www.nber.org/papers/w35204 and www.nber.org/papers/w35219). Here's a couple of things I learned in pulling these papers together.
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
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
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...
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...
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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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...
‘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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