<description>&lt;p&gt;What if there were a news outlet that actually covered the most important environmental stories of our time? Dr. Emily Schoerning and her nonprofit, American Resiliency, translate the latest and most urgent climate science into useful information for communities across the United States. Jason and Emily discuss the potential collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), the merits of mitigation versus adaptation, and how to take meaningful action in your own community. Originally recorded on 12/22/25.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources/Links/Notes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.americanresiliency.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;American Resiliency&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY1kMZp36IQSyNx_9h4mpCg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Mark Rober&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/u&gt; YouTube Channel&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ipcc.ch/assessment-report/ar6/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Sixth National Climate Assessment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/u&gt;, International Panel on Climate Change&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Related episode(s) of &lt;em&gt;Crazy Town&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Episode 8, “&lt;u&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.resilience.org/stories/2019-04-29/mosquito-flavored-popcorn-or-what-climate-scientists-are-getting-wrong-episode-8-of-crazy-town/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Mosquito-Flavored Popcorn, or What Climate Scientists Are Getting Wrong&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/u&gt;”&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Episode 34, “&lt;u&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.resilience.org/stories/2021-03-25/fear-of-death-and-climate-denial-or-the-story-of-wolverine-and-the-screaming-mole-of-doom-episode-34-of-crazy-town/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Fear of Death and Climate Denial, or… the Story of Wolverine and the Screaming Mole of Doom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/u&gt;”&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Episode 37, “&lt;u&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.resilience.org/stories/2021-04-15/discounting-the-future-and-climate-chaos-or-the-story-of-the-dueling-economists-episode-37-of-crazy-town/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Discounting the Future and Climate Chaos, or… the Story of the Dueling Economists&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/u&gt;”&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Episode 45, “&lt;u&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.resilience.org/stories/2021-06-10/feedback-loops-and-climate-catastrophe-or-the-story-of-the-baseball-bloodbath-episode-45-of-crazy-town/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Feedback Loops and Climate Catastrophe, or… the Story of the Baseball Bloodbath&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/u&gt;”&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Episode 77, “&lt;u&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.resilience.org/stories/2023-06-14/crazy-town-episode-77-muskitude/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The Elon Musk Episode about Elon Musk Brought to You by Elon Musk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/u&gt;”&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li data-list="bullet"&gt;&lt;span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Episode 97, “&lt;a href="https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-02-03/crazy-town-episode-97-fire-peter-kalmus/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The House Is Quite Literally on Fire: Peter Kalmus on the Climate Emergency Hitting Home&lt;/a&gt;”&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Crazy Town

Post Carbon Institute

Getting Real about Resiliency with Emily Schoerning

FEB 11, 202655 MIN
Crazy Town

Getting Real about Resiliency with Emily Schoerning

FEB 11, 202655 MIN

Description

What if there were a news outlet that actually covered the most important environmental stories of our time? Dr. Emily Schoerning and her nonprofit, American Resiliency, translate the latest and most urgent climate science into useful information for communities across the United States. Jason and Emily discuss the potential collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), the merits of mitigation versus adaptation, and how to take meaningful action in your own community. Originally recorded on 12/22/25.Sources/Links/Notes:American ResiliencyMark Rober YouTube ChannelSixth National Climate Assessment, International Panel on Climate ChangeRelated episode(s) of Crazy Town:Episode 8, “Mosquito-Flavored Popcorn, or What Climate Scientists Are Getting Wrong”Episode 34, “Fear of Death and Climate Denial, or… the Story of Wolverine and the Screaming Mole of Doom”Episode 37, “Discounting the Future and Climate Chaos, or… the Story of the Dueling Economists”Episode 45, “Feedback Loops and Climate Catastrophe, or… the Story of the Baseball Bloodbath”Episode 77, “The Elon Musk Episode about Elon Musk Brought to You by Elon Musk”Episode 97, “The House Is Quite Literally on Fire: Peter Kalmus on the Climate Emergency Hitting Home”