Forces of Nature: The Great Miami Brainstorm of 2126

Supported by The CLEO Institute and held at UM's SUSTAIN Lab, which contains an immersive 75-foot-long, 38,000-gallon wind-wave hurricane simulation tank known as a “category 5 learning experience,” Forces of Nature: The Great Miami Brainstorm of 2126 will engage participants in climate narratives from Miami’s past, present, and future while asking the question: What does it mean to be a force of nature?

Join the Great Miami Brainstorm of 2126 and embark on a guided journey through space, time, and states of matter—just like the weather phenomena that traverse our skies and tides.

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Christian Robert Kamrath is a swimmer, cook, and writer raised among the freshwater springs, rivers, and beaches of Central Florida, now setting roots and building connections throughout Miami-Dade and beyond. Christian is a hydrophilic weather-nerd at heart, former broadcast meteorologist, urban planner by training, and Miami-Dade County resilience practitioner who facilitates and supports community-centered adaptation to climate and land-use change, particularly sea level rise and increased flooding.

Ana “Sam” Pierre-Louis is a Salvadoran, Haitian Cultural worker, and mother of two. She’s a beekeeper with Combcutters, writer, and event producer with a focus on collective care. She’s CERT Certified, a NOAA Storm spotter, Catalyst’s CLEAR Alumna, a two-time resident and co-host of the Atala Dispatch on Miami Community Radio, and a board member of The Commons Network, a local farmer sociocracy working to bring tools, land, and funds to South Florida growers.