Jason Thistlethwaite
@jasonthistle
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We're terrible at managing risk. Lower Westside sovereigntist.
Waterloo, ON, CAN
Joined March 2011
For my fellow AC advocate @Noahpinion.
Soon Michigan is going to have high quality public housing, universal air conditioning, and execution of all drug dealers.
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RT @ezraklein: Many of my more leftist friends (and frenemies) have pushed me on whether Abundance has “a theory of power.” . I often say i….
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RT @EricDLombardi: My latest for @TheHubCanada . CANADA CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO BE GOVERNED BY LUXURY BELIEFS. Link to follow 👇. - - -. I w….
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RT @UWaterloo: More affordable flood insurance could be possible if insurers and municipalities share data on flood risk management. 🌊🤝 . N….
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RT @mahdishabibinia: With the thunderstorm in full effect, feels like a relevant moment to resurface this story on what the city calls its….
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RT @TheAgenda: “We have a lot of catching up to do if we’re going to make the way we live in these urban areas resilient to climate change,….
tvo.org
During the 1960s, Zoltan Szoboszloi, an eccentric and litigious provocateur, was determined to soak up the rays in High Park without a shirt on — but police were determined to set him straight.
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RT @mahdishabibinia: Why the massive Don River redesign won’t stop flooding on the DVP — but what might. My latest for @TorontoStar: .https….
thestar.com
The heavy rainfall was only one part of why the Don, along with Toronto, flooded. A culmination of inadequate infrastructure, a worn-down system, climate change and other factors exacerbated the...
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Worst time for a power outage with many relying on sump pumps to avoid basement flooding.
We’re currently responding to widespread outages due to a loss of supply affecting large areas throughout the city. We’re currently working with @HydroOne to restore power. We appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding.
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RT @Gordon_Hoekstra: Ottawa rejects $1.7 billion in B.C. flood projects, shows more funding needed: experts @Bowi….
vancouversun.com
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RT @envwaterloo: “In recent years, Canada and the world has seen extreme weather, specifically flooding, increase in frequency and severity….
uwaterloo.ca
A pair of University of Waterloo flood disaster experts have published an analysis on the federal government’s national flood insurance program that finds the proposed plan can do more to make
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RT @clarkjasone: Ottawa looks to launch national flood insurance program within 12 months - National | https://t.co….
globalnews.ca
After years of work, the federal government says it plans on implementing a national flood insurance program within the next 12 months as part of the 2024 budget.
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RT @water_institute: In the Media: Water Institute members @jasonthistle and @DanielHenstra join forces with @TorontoStar to unveil 'Toront….
thestar.com
Climate change is worsening rainstorms and people don’t have access to flooding data.
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We worked with the @TorontoStar to map flood risk governments and insurers refuse to disclose.
Toronto's secret flood map: Your home could be at risk of flooding — and you'd never know
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RT @StarGTANews: Toronto's secret flood map: Your home could be at risk of flooding — and you'd never know
thestar.com
Climate change is worsening rainstorms and people don’t have access to flooding data.
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RT @UWaterloo: The @TorontoStar worked with researchers at #UWaterloo's Climate Risk Research Group to create this incredibly interactive f….
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RT @envwaterloo: Come work with us! We're looking for an assistant professor in human dimensions of climate change. #UWaterloo. https://t.co….
uwaterloo.ca
Come work with us! Discover current opportunities with the Faculty of Environment.
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Canada needs to start thinking this way as well. Most of the country is a climate haven in waiting, but without the infrastructure to support the economic development needed for a wave of migrants moving north.
“In 2022, climate change and climate-related disasters led nearly 33 million people to flee their homes and accounted for over half of all new numbers of people displaced within their countries.”
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RT @ty_olsen: "Instead, the province says it’s more appropriate to leave decisions to implement building requirements to individual communi….
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RT @oneill_bc: In a new comment out this week in @NatureClimate, I point out that despite dire projections of climate impacts, many aspects….
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