Susan Crawford
Writer at Moving Day Newsletter
Author, Senior Fellow at Carnegie DC. Book: Charleston: sea-level rise, race, policy failures On Substack: 'Moving Day,' https://t.co/hoxBK4as2A
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2 months ago |
urbanmilwaukee.com | Susan Crawford |Urban Milwaukee
MADISON, Wis. – Today, with exactly 50 days left until Election Day, Judge Susan Crawford’s campaign for the Wisconsin Supreme Court announced raising more than $7.3 million total since entering the race in June 2024, and more than $4.4 million in the recent reporting period spanning January 1 thru February 3, 2025.
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Jun 26, 2024 |
susanpcrawford.substack.com | Susan Crawford
This is a story about steadily shifting risk into places that may not ultimately be able to bear it, both at the state and federal level. Would-be homeowners keep moving to Florida. Cape Coral, FL is the fourth most popular destination for people moving within the US, according to recent Redfin data (behind Sacramento, Phoenix, and Sarasota), and Florida is the most popular state. I'm focusing on Cape Coral, because it was dug out of a swamp in the 1950s and created by developers.
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Jun 19, 2024 |
susanpcrawford.substack.com | Susan Crawford |Ben Keys
Yesterday, someone called me up to talk about the profound water-related risks to Charleston, SC, where it flooded 75 times last year compared to 5 or 8 times in 1989-1990. People in Charleston understand that sea level rise is real and accelerating, because they see the effects downtown so frequently. Even as much of the nation broils this week, though, there's still a good deal of looking away from the physical risks coming toward us.
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May 31, 2024 |
susanpcrawford.substack.com | Susan Crawford
On the next day, a Monday, the stock market crashed. I knew, because I heard it over the radio in a cab, taking the long way from the top of the park. By now, I'd met many people who made their money in the wide field called "finance": bankers, traders, buyers-out, buyers-in, surfers of swelling numbers I couldn't begin to comprehend. Once or twice, Beverly or Ernest had tried to explain to me the particulars of their businesses. My head cottoned up instantly and turned to static.
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May 15, 2024 |
susanpcrawford.substack.com | Susan Crawford
Ice core storageGlaciologists know that the earth's climate has shifted abruptly in the past. Ice cores drawn from thousands of feet down show very substantial increases in temperature—18ºF or more—over the course of a. The scientists keep explaining to the rest of us that initial perturbations, spurred on by positive feedback loops that amplify and accelerate climate conditions, can push climate systems past tipping points and into nonlinear rates of change.
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RT @climateconomics: Is your Ohio homeowners insurance spiking? Blame increasing tornadoes, storms "Florida is just the canary in the coal…
Not that I want to popularize the phrase, but "buying the city dip" really got to me today. Property values sag, cities struggle under the weight of water and heat--some people may see this as a buying opportunity. https://t.co/gc9FyhpQ9b https://t.co/g3VEmiRo0z
US cities are facing a perfect storm of climate change impacts and financial constraints right now, with potentially severe consequences for their residents. Maybe some people are hoping to buy the city dip. New post: https://t.co/gc9FyhpQ9b https://t.co/PJI3bKNWx2