Not Built For This

In a 6-part series, 99% Invisible explores how climate change is laying bare the vulnerabilities in the American built environment and how communities across the country have been left to bootstrap their own survival.

We used to think of climate change in future tense, as something we’d have to deal with decades from now. But the past few years of seemingly never-ending disasters have made it clear that climate change is happening now. California’s fire season is no longer just a season, but a year-round event. 100-year storms now hit our coasts every few years. Intense rain events are washing away mountainsides and drowning downtowns. And extreme heat is making parts of the Southwest nearly unlivable during the summer months. 99% Invisible will look at how these dynamics are playing out right now, in communities across the country, from Vermont to California, and from southwest Florida to central Arizona and the Louisiana coast.

Not Built for This is created and hosted by Emmett FitzGerald. You can find Not Built for This in the 99% Invisible feed starting August 20th on SiriusXM, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Episodes

Credits

Host: Emmett FitzGerald
Producer/reporter: Emmett FitzGerald, Jayson De Leon, Sophie Kodner
Managing editor: Delaney Hall
Mix and sound design: Martín Gonzalez
Theme and original music: George Langford
Additional music: Swan Real
Series art: Aaron Nestor