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What does it actually take to predict a disaster? As wildfires, floods, hurricanes, and other disasters intensify, one climate scientist has become one of the most trusted voices helping the public make sense of it all before it happens. In this episode of Disasterproof, Kat sits down with Daniel …

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What happens when the systems designed to warn us about emergencies don't work? 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. Watch Duty founder John Mills may be the only founder who dreads growth: whe…
Billion-dollar wildfires are driving insurers out of California, leaving homeowners exposed just as fire risk climbs and disasters get bigger. The stakes go beyond who pays after a house burns down - it's about whether we can keep living in the places we love at all.   Dan Preston, CEO of Stand In…
The Great Salt Lake has lost more than half its surface area since 1850, and the snowpack that's supposed to refill it is disappearing too. This past winter was the worst in at least 50 years, with precipitation increasingly falling as rain instead of snow. In this episode of Disasterproof, we go …
George Whitesides has spent his career on systems-level problems: NASA chief of staff, Virgin Galactic CEO, co-founder of Megafire Action, and now the U.S. Congressman representing one of California's most fire-prone districts. In this episode of Disasterproof, we sit down with Whitesides near the…
In late May, the Sandy Fire broke out on a hot, windy afternoon in Simi Valley, California and grew to more than 2,000 acres and forced over 10,000 evacuations. When it was over, only one home had been lost. California Congressman George Whitesides calls wildfire existential for the state, the def…
What does it take to build something that survives? In episode one of the Disasterproof Podcast, hosts Kat Mañalac and Bill Clerico sat down with Y Combinator co-founders Paul Graham and Jessica Livingston to find out. From the 2008 financial crash to COVID-19 to the current AI moment, Paul and Je…
In wildfire response, speed is everything. By the time firefighters reach many fire starts, the fire is already too large to easily contain. In 2018, the Camp Fire showed how quickly a small ignition can turn into a catastrophic disaster—destroying an entire town in less than a day. That is why man…
Wildfires are putting more towns and critical infrastructure at risk every year. In 2024, the largest wildfire in Texas history spread rapidly toward the town of Borger until it reached the edge of town and just… stopped. The town was spared because months earlier the Borger Fire Department had de…
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