The southern tier of the United States faces unique risk of natural and made-man disasters—from hurricanes along the Gulf Coast to drought in the Southwest. Such events are not only likely, but inevitable and predictable. The question then becomes what to do with that knowledge.

Listen in as Ten Across founder Duke Reiter talks with national security and risk expert Juliette Kayyem about rethinking how we prepare for and respond to disasters in the Ten Across region and beyond.

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