How marginalized communities are worst hit by extreme weather events
J. Marshall Shepherd |
TEDxLeDroitPark
• February 2019
Media coverage of extreme weather events is extensive and relentless but, according to meteorologist James Shepherd, there's a key conversation missing. In this talk, he draws attention to the oft-ignored weather gap - the increased vulnerability of marginalized communities to extreme weather events—and suggests three solutions that could help close it.