In episode 134, a re-release, Doug Parsons’ journeys around California exploring the five most important elements of climate adaptation for the state — fire, drought, flood, temperature and sea level rise. For each one he goes into the field with an expert. He visits the burn area of the Thomas Fire of December 2017 with a fire captain, talks about drought with the state’s “Water Czar,” standing beside the Sacramento River, hears the details of the ARkStorm Mega-flood Scenario from a climate scientist, follows an urban heat expert using a laser thermometer to measure the temperature of asphalt in Los Angeles, and visits the central coast of California to talk about sea level rise. The five sequences provide an overview of climate adaptation for the state. What is “climate adaptation” and how well is California doing with it? The podcast “America Adapts” hosted by Doug Parsons has been exploring the topic of climate adaptation since 2016. In this three part special, sponsored by the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, Doug takes an in-depth look at the state of California, presenting its long history of environmental leadership, current work on adaptation throughout the state, and how California will be dealing with a changing environment in the future. Guests in this episode: Alex Hall, UCLA, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability Dan Swain, UCLA, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability Tony Mchale, Fire Chief, Ventura County, California Jon Keeley, USGS Leroy Westerling, University of California, Merced Jonathan Parfrey, Climate Resolve Juanita Constible, NRDC Alan Barreca, UCLA, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability Felicia Marcus, Chair, State Water Resources Control Board Holly Buck, UCLA, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability Tina Swanson, NRDC Ashley Boren, Sustainable Conservation Gary Griggs, University of California, Santa Cruz Glen McDonald, UCLA, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability This special project of America Adapts was generously sponsored by the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. If you are interested in collaborating on a similar project, please contact Doug Parsons at americaadapts@gmail.com California Adapts was produced by scientist turned filmmaker, Randy Olson. Listen here. Sound production by John Rael. Donate to America Adapts Listen to America Adapts on your favorite app here! America Adapts now has a newsletter! See first issue here. Follow here! Facebook and Twitter:@usaadapts @ucla @Weather_West @ABTagenda @alanbarreca @SusCon_CA @LeroyWesterling @GlenMMacDonald1 @jparfrey https://www.facebook.com/americaadapts/timeline www.americaadapts.org Links in episode:http://weatherwest.com/ https://www.ioes.ucla.edu/ http://www.ppic.org/ http://suscon.org/ https://www.nrdc.org/ http://climateresolve.org/ Sign up to be a guest on Cimpatico Studios! Check out what Cimpatico is all about! https://www.cimpatico.com/about https://cimpatico.com/dougparsons Doug Parsons and Speaking Opportunities: If you are interested in having Doug speak at corporate and conference events, sharing his unique, expert perspective on adaptation in an entertaining and informative way, more information can be found here! Now on Spotify! List of Previous Guests on America Adapts Subscribe/listen to podcast on Apple Podcasts. Donate to America Adapts, we are now a tax deductible charitable organization! America Adapts was published in the Federal Reserve! Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Strategies to Address Climate Change Risk in Low- and Moderate-income Communities - Volume 14, Issue 1 https://www.frbsf.org/community-development/publications/community-development-investment-review/2019/october/strategies-to-address-climate-change-low-moderate-income-communities/ Article on using podcasts in the Classroom: https://naaee.org/eepro/blog/are-you-using-podcast-your-classroom-you Subscribe to America Adapts on Apple Podcasts https:/