Getting Real about Resiliency with Emily Schoerning

About this episode

Dr. Emily Schoerning discusses climate science and community action with host Jason.

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 Resiliency Mark Rober YouTube Channel Sixth National Climate Assessment , International Panel on Climate Change Related 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…

People in this episode

Host: Jason

Guest: Emily Schoerning

Topics covered

• climate science
• environmental stories
• community action
• resiliency
• mitigation
• adaptation

Keywords

• climate change
• resiliency
• Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
• mitigation
• adaptation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Resiliency, International Panel on Climate Change

Books & works: Sixth National Climate Assessment

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