# Jola Ajibade

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Degrees Of Change: Climate Change Migration. Oct. 18, 2019, Part 1

When the water rises, whether from heavy rains or rising seas, communities have a few options: reinforce flood-threatened homes, rebuild after the water recedes, or—in places where the threat of repeated floods and even more damage is increasing—leave. And while leaving may feel synonymous with de…

Bonus Episode: Coronavirus Emergency Management (Alice Busch)

Alice Busch, Operations Division Chief of Multnomah County Emergency Management, shares the latest on the novel coronavirus outbreak.  The County activates for emergencies, from natural disasters to contagion outbreaks. Alice provides a view into emergency operations and shares from her decades of…

Adapting & Overcoming Climate Risks in an Unequal World with Jola Ajibade - Episode 28

Welcome! Season 3 continues as we delve into climate adaptation and mitigation with Jola Ajibade, Assistant Professor at Portland State University! After going over her many accomplishments and the serendipitous road she took to get to where she is today, we discuss flooding adaptation measures in…

Climate Change, Cascading Disasters, and the Pacific Northwest Heat Wave, with Jola Ajibade

Last weekend saw a record-breaking heat wave in the Pacific Northwest, with some areas experiencing over 115 degree temperatures. As someone who spent a lot of my adolescence in Arizona, I can tell you that is exactly how it feels in Phoenix, and it sucks, and it’s why I left, really. But one of th…

Do I Stay Or Do I Go?

Excessive heat. Heavier rains. Natural disasters are growing in number and severity. Devastation from climate change is already a reality across much of the world and is prompting those in the regions most vulnerable to warming temperatures to ask themselves the question: do I stay or do I go? In t…

What is climate change?

What is climate change? What is causing climate change? How do you cool down the earth? How is climate change affecting the oceans? Kids are hearing about climate change and they have lots of questions. In this episode we explain the science of climate change and look at how humans will adapt to a …

Towards More Equitable and Climate Resilient Communities with Jola Ajibade

In this episode of PDXPLORES, Professor Jola Ajibade discusses research examining how cascading social and environmental hazards might impact communities in the Portland metro region and what policymakers and community members can do to mitigate the risks and promote a more just, livable, and susta…

Asheville Was Never A ‘Climate Haven.’ Nowhere Is.

For years, Asheville, North Carolina, has been billed as a “climate haven,” a place safe from the touch of climate change-exacerbated disasters. But last month, Hurricane Helene called that label into question. Some of the worst damage of the storm occurred inland, in Western North Carolina. Data v…