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Hurricane season lull may be coming to an end, forecasters say
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricane season lull may be coming to an end, forecasters say

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Hurricane season lull may be coming to an end, forecasters say Storms usually form between the end of August through October, but this August and early September have been oddly quiet. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: It is peak hurricane season in the Atlantic, but there have not been many storms recently. NPR's Rebecca Hersher reports that this quiet period appears to …

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An extreme hurricane season is predicted for the Atlantic starting June 1
7 months ago

An extreme hurricane season is predicted for the Atlantic starting June 1

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An extreme hurricane season is predicted for the Atlantic starting June 1 AILSA CHANG, HOST: We're going to talk about hurricanes. The Atlantic hurricane season officially starts on June 1, and this year forecasters are predicting a very large number of storms. REBECCA HERSHER, BYLINE: The National Hurricane Center is predicting between 17 and 25 storms will form in the …

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Why Europe is the fastest-warming continent on Earth
8 months ago

Why Europe is the fastest-warming continent on Earth

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Why Europe is the fastest-warming continent on Earth Heat-related deaths in Europe have increased at least 30% in the last 20 years, according to a new report by the European Union's climate and weather service. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: Climate change is causing Europe to heat up more quickly than any other continent, and that heat is deadly, according to a …

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Climate change is making the way we talk about flood risk outdated
1 year, 5 months ago

Climate change is making the way we talk about flood risk outdated

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Climate change is making the way we talk about flood risk outdated Flood experts all use the same language to convey risk: 10-year floods, 100-year floods, 500-year floods. As NPR's Rebecca Hersher reports, the words officials use when they talk about flood risk can be misleading. ROY COOPER: When you have two 500-year floods within two years of each other, …

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Because of climate change, inland flooding is becoming more common
2 years, 4 months ago

Because of climate change, inland flooding is becoming more common

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Because of climate change, inland flooding is becoming more common The floods in Missouri and Kentucky this week were both caused by extreme rainfall. Climate change is making such rain more common, and driving dangerous floods across much of the U.S. ASMA KHALID, HOST: Climate change is making these types of disasters more and more common. I spoke with Rebecca …

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How Climate Change Is Driving Extreme Weather
3 years, 4 months ago

How Climate Change Is Driving Extreme Weather

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How Climate Change Is Driving Extreme Weather Weather-wise, it's been a disastrous summer. Scientists say climate change is driving deadly weather disasters around the world, as hotter temperatures produce deeper droughts and heavier rains. And there's a clear cycle where the heat just dries out the land and vegetation, and then when the wildfires do come through, they burn hotter, …

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2020 Hurricane Season Sets New Devastating Records And Is Not Over Yet
4 years, 1 month ago

2020 Hurricane Season Sets New Devastating Records And Is Not Over Yet

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2020 Hurricane Season Sets New Devastating Records And Is Not Over Yet Hurricane Iota was the most powerful hurricane ever recorded this late in the Atlantic hurricane season. And six of those storms have been devastating, major hurricanes, including Hurricane Iota, which hit Central America this week. SHAPIRO: Let's talk about the records that this year has already set, remembering …

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