Urban & regional scientist. Co-lead of the Climate & Communities program @urbaninstitute. Research & policy analysis on disasters, disaster recovery, precarious housing, land use, and adaptation. Sourdough enthusiast. https://andrewrumbach.substack.com
Andrew Rumbach
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Your three-step solution to AI destroying academic legitimacy:
1. Cut publication rates by 75%. Reduce the number of journals.
2. Revise tenure expectations accordingly.
3. Pay reviewers for their time.
The above would radically improve the entire system. Conferences would mean something again.
New Capital Weather [Gang] page is live!
Welcome! www.capitalweather.com/welcome/
Wishing you all a safe parting from WaPo
Newest from Gabr Cohen, on the internal turmoil at FEMA: www.cnn.com/2026/05/31/p...
It's time for a new adventure. We hope you'll join us.
Not to be obtuse, but who benefits from a small bottle of water costing $6 at the airport? Does it at least underwrite/support the cost of the infrastructure?
For provocation and discussion: Local governments largely have the authority to keep development out of hazardous areas. Why don't they? Eight explanations, supported by science:
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Today I am delivering the Walter Orr Roberts memorial lecture at AGCI focusing on land-use planning and disaster risk management. Why is land use planning important, why don't we use it more forcefully, and what places are breaking that trend? Please join us! www.agci.org/resources/a1...
The House amendment to the 21st Century Road to Housing Act does NOT include Section 501, Reforming Disaster Recovery Act, i.e. the permanent authorization of the CDBG-DR program. :screeeeeeeeeams:
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