On the Debtwire Municipals Muni Lowdown podcast, Managing Editor Paul Greaves and Curation Editor Stephanie Fagnani speak with Jon Porter, senior vice president and chief meteorologist for AccuWeather about building infrastructure climate resilience.

Jon discusses the narrowing time gap between billion-dollar disasters historically compared to now. Additionally, Jon provides some comments on storms happening outside of when they’re expected.

The conversation shifts to Jon highlighting that storms have always had landfall inland but that there’s much more media coverage.

Jon segues into relaying his perspective on the unique nature of every storm.

Jon focuses his next comments on the important role of utilities and why they can’t afford to be down for any extended period. Jon uses this opportunity to highlight the best practices that utilities can employ.

The podcast closes with Jon discussing his thoughts on building climate resilience through strong communication between stakeholders. The goal being to leverage ongoing opportunities to increase and prioritize resilience efforts.

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