Andrew Rumbach
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
Starter Packs
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The Urban Institute on Bluesky
The Urban Institute champions facts and evidence on policy topics ranging from housing and transportation to climate change, health and workforce development. This Starter Pack connects you with Urban experts, communicators, staff and leadership.
Place + Resilience Bluesky Starter Pack
A collection of Bluesky accounts who are in conversation about building disaster and climate resilient communities.
DC Think Tanks, Researchers & Professionals
A starter pack for policy think tanks and all the talented people who work for them.
@nflnewsposter.bsky.social
Reposting breaking news from NFL reporters on Twitter Account is manually maintained, primarily active 12PM-12AM ET
@nschneider03.bsky.social
Disaster and hazard historian, but I like it all. Climate, hazards, society, and infrastructure. Natural & human made. Always up for talking about cats, books, office supplies, reality tv, true crime, and pop culture. New England Girl always! 💕
@zacklabe.com
Climate Scientist (Atmospheric) | PhD | Views, thoughts, and opinions expressed here are only my own Passionate about improving science communication through data-driven stories | Princeton, NJ | https://zacklabe.com/ | https://buymeacoffee.com/zacklabe
@cjgabbe.bsky.social
Associate Professor at Santa Clara University. Interests include urban planning, housing, climate policy, #rstats, GIS, trail running, and much more. He/him. 🏳️🌈
@fpopper.bsky.social
Semi-retired land-use planner. From Chicago, live in Manhattan. BA (psychology), Haverford; MPA, PhD (political science), Harvard. Taught at Rutgers, 1983-2019, teaching at Princeton with my wife Deborah Popper, 2001-present. Google has the woowoo details.
@mcb-wxclimaterisk.bsky.social
25 Year veteran insurance industry meteorologist. Natural hazards, weather, climate, catastrophe risk management and modeling. Building codes and resilience. Expect the occasional pupnado pic. Meteorologist for Munich Re US. All opinions my own. 🏳️🌈🇺🇦
@purseigle.bsky.social
Historian at the University of Warwick Writing a global history of urban disasters for @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
@zoningatlas.bsky.social
The National Zoning Atlas is a collaborative of researchers digitizing, demystifying, & democratizing ~30,000 U.S. zoning codes. Explore our interactive map at zoningatlas.org/atlas.
@older.bsky.social
nerd with narrative disorder • humanitarian • sociopunk • evidence-based creativity • speculative resistance • predictive fictions • INFOMOCRACY • THE MIMICKING OF KNOWN SUCCESSES • …AND OTHER DISASTERS • GlobalVoices.org • ASU-CSI • opinions my own
@mcope.bsky.social
Geography prof @ University of Vermont. Striving for thriving, socially just, healthy cities. Also: early 20th C. US geographies of childhood, qualitative research methods, geo-humanities. #MappingAmericanChildhoods https://blog.uvm.edu/mcope-childhoods/
@lukasclimate.bsky.social
Researcher, science translator, consultant in Colorado. Weather/climate impacts on water resources, society, ecosystems. Recovering dendrochronologist. Goal: No surprises, well-informed decisions.
@ibhs.org
At IBHS, we research the impact of severe weather on homes and businesses to find actionable solutions.
@today.yougov.com
YouGov gathers real opinions and behaviors from worldwide panel members to power insights into what the world thinks. https://today.yougov.com/ Join our panel and share your opinion: account.yougov.com For press inquiries: uspress@yougov.com
@pammcelwee.bsky.social
Prof of Human Ecology @Rutgers. Co-Chair, IPBES Nexus Assessment, Ecosystems chapter lead NCA5 & IPCC author. Kansas/Oxford/Yale Alum. She/her. Brunch-eater. Mom. Working at science-policy interface to find solutions to biodiversity + climate crises 🌎☀️🐢
@nhtus.bsky.social
We bring resident services, lending, policy, sustainability, and development under one roof to ensure that everyone -everywhere- can be proud of where they live
@aforhj.org
🤝 🏘️ Building & supporting infrastructure for a powerful, grassroots-led movement to win safe, affordable, equitable housing for all. 🔗 https://linkin.bio/aforhj
@aherm.bsky.social
Researcher at Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies. Forever Go Blue.
@manuelsalgado.bsky.social
Environmental and climate scientist and environmental justice advocate. Texas A&M/University of New Mexico. Chicano son of immigrants and migrant farmers. Federal research manager for WE ACT (@weact4ej.bsky.social). Opinions my own.
@wxdocg.bsky.social
PhD, Wind Engineer, Atmospheric Scientist, Exec at IBHS, Husband, Girl Dad, and washed up D1 pitcher. Texas Tech and ULM alum... and I like hail.
@wastateclimate.bsky.social
Official Washington State Climate Office at the University of Washington account. Visit our NEW website: https://climate.uw.edu/
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social
Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.
@brianjaffe.bsky.social
Pro-housing, pro-abundance, pro-democracy in Northern CA. Housing 🏠, Health ⚕️, Education 📚, & Safety ⛑️ for all. End corruption ⬇️ Get results ⬆️.
@kate-m-miller.bsky.social
“We all do better when we all do better.” Paul Wellstone.
@ckousky.bsky.social
Insurance nerd. Nature lover. Risk manager. Mother. Trying to be an optimist. carolynkousky.com Founder of Insurance for Good. EDF economist.
@vsilvis.bsky.social
Disaster scientist studying climate change adaptation, knitting my way through life one stitch at a time. Views are my own. MI->OK->GA->PA
@hperls.bsky.social
Environmental attorney focused on EJ and disaster policy. She/her. Bilingue. Opinions mine alone.
@oriyacohen.bsky.social
All things climate, affordable housing, and wealth equity. Leading social policy research and program development in the Research to Action Lab @ the Urban Institute.
@snmarkley.bsky.social
Studying racially uneven sub/urban development with GIS, maps, #rstats, #rspatial https://scottnmarkley.github.io
@muellern.bsky.social
Associate Professor @ Colorado State University // Agricultural Sustainability and Climate Impacts Lab // ascilab.colostate.edu // EiC @ Environmental Research: Food Systems
@scatterazure.bsky.social
Asst Prof. in Geography at the Univ. of Florida. Hazards/disasters, vulnerability, risk perception & communication, resilience. I post a mix of professional & personal content. Opinions mine alone. UF Profile: https://geog.ufl.edu/faculty/ash
@harrisalexc.bsky.social
Lead climate reporter at the Miami Herald. Florida woman through and through
@zealan.bsky.social
Formerly Biden 46 and Obama 44. Most recently Director of Implementation for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
@enviropolicy-prof.bsky.social
Associate Professor of the Practice at Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University. Friend. Painter. Cook. Kayaker. Swimmer. Charcoal mess. Study climate-driven disasters. I've been busy lately. Teach applied stats and environmental policy.
@katemac.bsky.social
understander of things climate-related, Polycrisis co-writer, and more
@luskininnovation.bsky.social
Informing Effective and Equitable Environmental Policy: https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/
@marilynwende.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at the University of Florida 🐊 | Research Interests include Built Environments and Physical Activity, Aging in Place, Natural Experiments & Community-Led Programs 🔬🏞️ | Bicycle and Pedestrian Advocate 🚵♀️🚶🏽♂️| PAPREN Member 🤝
@minjeekim.bsky.social
Assistant professor at UCLA urban planning https://luskin.ucla.edu/person/minjee-kim / formerly at FSU / land use regulation and zoning / real estate development
@victorerikray.bsky.social
Sociologist, UIowa Associate Professor and author of On Critical Race Theory. Vice-President Elect, American Sociological Association. BIGS Racial Equity Fellow at Harvard Business School.
@climategreg.bsky.social
Founder and Co-Host of Climate One radio show and podcast. Convener, connector, communicator. @climateone.org
@climateone.org
Your home for empowering climate conversations connecting all aspects of the climate crisis. Join us: https://bit.ly/4h8CXyy
@consumerfed.bsky.social
The Consumer Federation of America is an association of more than 250 nonprofit consumer organizations established to advance the consumer interest.
@isaremor.bsky.social
policy nerd @ the urban institute | georgetown mpp '26 | views my own
@lawrencecphd.bsky.social
Historian of environment/climate/cities/culture. SLC via AL and LA; UCLA Bruin. Book: The Frontier of Leisure: SoCal and the Shaping of Modern America; currently writing a book about climate and history in the US and North America.
@jcarleepurdum.bsky.social
Asst. Professor of Sociology at University of Houston Disasters / Punishment / Incarceration / Emergency Management *views are my own