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Mario Alejandro Ariza
Florida - South Florida
"Investigative Reporter Focused on Climate Adaptation"
Experience In
Disaster/Risk/Resilience
Expert On
Climate Adaptation
Speaker Media
  • State
    Florida
  • City
    South Florida
  • Zipcode
    33129
  • Job Title
    Investigative Reporter
  • Company
    Floodlight News
  • How Far Are You Willing to Travel?
    Within 50 miles
  • Climate Adaptation
    Disposable City: Miami’s Future on the Shores of Climate Catastrophe

    During any given hurricane season, the City of Miami stands a chance of being gutted by a massive storm surge. Studies predict such an outcome could displace up to a million people. The Army Corps of Engineers proposed reducing the risk of such an event by building a wall that would act as a barrier to the wind driven water. Fearing that it might impact their real estate values, locals balked at the idea. Ultimately, the wall was never built. But the conflict around its proposal serves to illuminate the tough choices cities and policymakers face when attempting to adapt urban infrastructure to a rapidly changing climate.
  • LinkedIn
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/mario-ariza-66b18132/
  • Twitter
    https://twitter.com/marioarizabaez
  • Summary
    Mario Alejandro Ariza is an investigative reporter for Floodlight news, where he writes about climate change and the people responsible for it. Previously, he was an investigative reporter at the South Florida Sun Sentinel. You can also find his byline in places like The New Republic, The Atlantic, Audubon Magazine, and the Huffington Post. In 2020, he published a book called Disposable City: Miami’s Future on the Shores of Climate Catastrophe. His essays have been featured in The Believer and selected for Best American Essays. He lives in South Florida with two cats, a dog, and a sturdy pair of waterproof boots
  • Highlights
    Mario is an investigative reporter for the largest circulation newspaper in South Florida.
    His stories personalize the impacts of climate change and highlight the complexities
  • Session Types
    • Keynote
    • Workshop
    • Panel
    • Master of Ceremonies/Moderator
    • Remote/Webinar/Live Video
  • Cancellation Policy
    Moderate: Full refund up until 14 days prior to event, except fees (travel and service)
  • Price Range
    $200 To $0
  • Experience
    0 Year(s)
    Events Last Year 1
  • Languages
    English
    
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Liza SabineLiza S.

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Session or Topic : South Florida, Florida Climate Adaptation

Liza Sabine Liza S.
Session or Topic : South Florida, Florida Climate Adaptation
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Leader'Speak Webinar Q4 2022
Event Location
Pacific Time, Online
Event Date
November 10, 2022
Preparation and Content
The speaker is clearly an expert in this subject matter and delivered a thoughtful, organized presentation. Very well done!
Presentation and Delivery
The subject was very engaging and the speaker had prepared well-organized visual aids that illustrated his points and examples. Additionally, he was willing to address all audience questions and did so thoughtfully.
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Chasity D SchmelzenbachChasity S.

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Session or Topic : Disposable City: Miami's Future on Brink of Climate

Chasity D Schmelzenbach Chasity S.
Session or Topic : Disposable City: Miami's Future on Brink of Climate
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Leader'Speak Webinar Q4 2022
Event Location
Pacific Time, Online
Event Date
November 10, 2022
Preparation and Content
I think the speaker was very comfortable talking about his process and content. I enjoyed that he spoke not only about the technical portions of his topic but anecdotally as well. The speaker was very good at relating relevant examples etc. Perhaps a few terms should have been defined or explained a little more. He used the term Red Lining several times and I am aware of that as I also have a real estate sales license but I am not sure everyone would really get that term. He did go on to give it some context by discussion socioeconomic factors, so it was pretty easy to draw the inference.
Presentation and Delivery
I enjoy the topic. Climate changes and the need for Climate Adaptation and prediction of future conditions etc needs to be on all emergency managers, planners, city managers and elected officials minds. This issue will have far reaching effects across many industries and our government structures. Migration patterns, social constructs etc will all be impacted and therefore I find his perspectives and others doing work in this space interesting. The speaker was very good at respond to and fielding the audience questions.
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Jeff PiggJeff P.

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Session or Topic : Disposable City: Miami's future on the shores of climate catastrophe

Jeff Pigg Jeff P.
Session or Topic : Disposable City: Miami's future on the shores of climate catastrophe
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Leader'Speak Webinar Q4 2022
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Pacific Time, Online
Event Date
November 10, 2022
Preparation and Content
Speaker was very well prepared and the content was very interesting
Presentation and Delivery
Extremely knowledgeable and presented the topic in a very accessible way
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Teresa ElliottTeresa E.

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Session or Topic : Disposable City

Teresa Elliott Teresa E.
Session or Topic : Disposable City
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Event Name
Leader'Speak Webinar Q4 2022
Event Location
Pacific Time, Online
Event Date
November 10, 2022
Preparation and Content
very well prepared and knowledgeable about presentation materials
Presentation and Delivery
excellent - well organized, very knowledgable
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James MozierJames M.

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Session or Topic : Miami

James Mozier James M.
Session or Topic : Miami
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Event Name
Leader'Speak Webinar Q4 2022
Event Location
Pacific Time, Online
Event Date
November 10, 2022
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Great
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Great
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