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By Alejandra Borunda Hurricane Irene caused enormous damage in New York state, flooding homes like this one in Prattsville, NY, in 2011. Major weather events like Irene send people to the hospital and can even contribute to deaths for weeks after the storms. ...	hurricane dorian	hurricanes sandy	floodwaters	severe weather
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Greg Carbin, chief of forecast operations at the National Weather Service, about the higher stakes of weather predictions in an era of climate change. LEILA FADEL, HOST: Weather forecasters from around the world are gathering in Baltimore this week for the annual meeting of the American Mete...	heat waves	temperatures	weather forecasters	extreme heat
Janet W. Lee When three fifth-graders in Washington state sat down to make a podcast, they didn't have to look far to find a good topic. "Wildfires are a problem and they're dangerous," they say in their podcast from Chautauqua Elementary School, on Vashon Island. "But there's ways to prevent them, so res...	sadie pritsky	eastern kentucky	hurricanes	mountain snowmelt
By Aya Batrawy , Ruth Sherlock People check an area damaged by flash floods in Derna, eastern Libya, on Monday. AFP via Getty Images hide caption People check an area damaged b...	storm daniel	egypt	floodwaters	devastating floods
By Erika Ryan , Christopher Intagliata , Ailsa Chang NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Anthony Leiserowitz with the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication about what the climate disasters this summer mean for society's perception of climate change. AILSA CHANG, HOST: This...	grandkids	temperatures	grandmother	extreme heat
Carrie Kahn An aerial view of an area affected by an extratropical cyclone in Muçum, in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, on Tuesday. Authorities are warning there could be more flooding to come. Mateus Bruxel/Agencia RBS/AFP via Ge...	heavy winds	southern brazil	extreme weather	extreme damage
By Rachel Treisman Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Former President Donald Trump says he will voluntarily turn himself in in Fulton County, Georgia on T...	temperatures	johannesburg	hurricanes	extreme weather
By Michel Martin , Rebecca Hersher Temperature records are falling left and right. Wildfires, hurricanes, heat waves and droughts are exacerbated by human-caused climate change. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: There is no ignoring this - extreme weather events that are disrupting so many lives this ...	hersher	hurricanes	hurricane hilary	warmer temperatures
Advertisement <iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/hereandnow/2023/07/13/climate-change-economic-impact"></iframe> We're hearing so many stories about extreme weather this summer, but we want to assess the big picture. Today, we discuss the growing economic impa...	msnbc anchor	climate change	change	extreme weather
With much of the U.S. facing extreme weather, NASA chief scientist and senior climate adviser Kate Calvin talks to NPR's A Martinez about what we can expect as global temperatures continue to rise. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: We're seeing some wild weather across the U.S. this week, from scorching temperatures in the Southwest ...	martínez	catastrophic flooding	hotter temperatures	extreme weather
By Willem Marx Empty shelves are seen in the fruit and vegetable aisles of a Tesco supermarket in the U.K. this week. Getty Images hide caption Empty shelves are seen in the fruit and vegetab...	vegetable	specific vegetables	increase	extreme weather
Advertisement <iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/hereandnow/2023/02/21/extreme-weather-us"></iframe> Meteorologist Mark Elliot talks about the extreme weather across the country this week — exceptionally cold temperatures in the West, unseasonably warm tempera...	winter	weather	february	temperatures
Advertisement <iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/hereandnow/2023/01/26/california-farmworkers-food"></iframe> California farmworkers harvest much of the nation's food. But extreme weather events, including the recent rains and last summer's heat, have taken on...	january	heat	teresa cotsirilos	rains
Lauren Sommer Roads and infrastructure are increasing being overwhelmed by heavier rainfall, like the California Central Valley town of Planada in January. Most states still aren't designing water systems for heavier storms. Justin...	heavier storms	heavier rainfall	extreme rainstorms	bigger storms
Nathan Rott The U.S. suffered 18 separate billion-dollar disasters in 2022, highlighting the growing cost of climate change. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Jan. 10, 2023.) LEILA FADEL, HOST: A report out this week shows the U.S. had 18 different weather disasters last year that cost a billion d...	dangerous flooding	hurricane ian	atmospheric administration	devastating wildfires
Nathan Rott Hurricane Ian caused $112.9 billion dollars and more than 150 deaths when it slammed into south Florida in 2022, making it the costliest climate-fueled disaster in the U.S. last year. Win McNamee/Getty Images ...	hurricanes	crippling heatwaves	atmospheric administration	devastating wildfires
By Rachel Martin , Lauren Sommer Extreme weather which is fueled by climate change is posing a bigger and bigger threat to the nation's water infrastructure. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Residents of Jackson, Miss., still do not have drinkable water and are being advised to boil it. The city's wa...	weeks	drinkable water	fix	extreme weather
Advertisement <iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/hereandnow/2022/08/04/new-methods-scientists-weather"></iframe> Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with meteorologist and University of Georgia professor Dr. Marshall Shepherd about how scientists are able to conn...	greater certainty	tornadoes	meteorologist	hurricanes
By Laura Benshoff The heat wave scorching Europe is part of a larger global trend this summer of extreme weather. Policymakers, especially in the U.S., are so far failing to take steps to avoid a more dire future. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: And Europe isn't the only place getting hit with searing heat this week...	extreme temperatures	hurricanes	extreme weather	extreme heat
Rebecca Hersher For decades, it was impossible to say that a specific weather event was caused, or even made worse, by climate change. But advanced research methods are changing that. [POST-BROADCAST CORRECTION:This story incorrectly identifies Michael Wehner's place of employment. He is a researcher at L...	heat waves	hersher	hurricanes	berkeley lab
Ayesha Rascoe Ayesha Rascoe speaks to environmental reporter Amal Ahmed about extreme weather in Texas. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Like many Southern states, Texas has been ravaged by extreme weather in the last couple of years - from tornadoes to tens of thousands of acres burned in wildfires. Local media the...	tornadoes	warmer air	ayesha rascoe	extreme weather
Lauren Sommer Heavy rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida flooded roads and expressways in New York in 2021. In a hotter climate, rainstorms are becoming more intense. Spencer Platt/Getty Images ...	diameter	hurricane ida	extreme rain	hurricane harvey
Jeff Brady Christopher Glenn of Melrose, Ore., installed a home standby generator after a 2019 snowstorm knocked out power to his house and business for a week. Christopher Glenn hide caption ...	coronavirus	snowstorms	snowstorm	stoney williamson
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By Scott Neuman A volunteer helps set up snacks at a cooling center established to help vulnerable residents ride out the second dangerous heat wave to grip the Pacific Northwest last summer, on Aug. 11, 2021. Gillian Flaccus/AP ...	oceans temperatures	hurricanes	atmospheric administration	hurricane ida
Advertisement <iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/hereandnow/2021/12/28/2021-climate-change-news"></iframe> How do we describe the state of the world's climate as 2021 comes to a close? One climate watcher put it like this: "We live in a time of broken-record b...	temperatures	hurricanes	floodwaters	hurricane ida
Lauren Sommer Abilio Viegas attempts to fix his flooded van on South Street in Newark, New Jersey after flooding cause by the remnants of Hurricane Ida. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide ca...	flooding cause	atmospheric administration	hurricane ida	extreme heat
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Brian Mann Chief Geoffrey Deibler and dispatchers Meghan Collier (center) and Bobbie Brown of the Morganfield Police Department traveled to nearby Dawson Springs, Ky., to help look for survivors. Brian Mann/NPR ...	downed trees	swimming	tornadoes	afternoon
By Rachel Treisman Smoke from the Bond Fire billows above Peltzer Pines Christmas tree farm in Orange County, Calif., on Dec. 3, 2020. Extreme weather and supply chain issues could make Christmas trees harder to come by this holiday season. ...	wildfires	jami warner	grinches	christmas trees
Deepa Shivaram Flames from the Windy Fire burn up a giant tree this month in the Trail of 100 Giants grove in Sequoia National Forest in California. Children in younger generations will experience two to seven times more extreme climate events such as wildfires, a new study says. ...	heat waves	temperatures	tropical cyclones	younger generations
By Eric Westervelt Extreme weather fueled by climate change is straining the financial and human resources of emergency agencies and first responders, especially wildland firefighters across much of the West. LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: There's hope for the evacuated residents of South Lake Tahoe who are...	eric westervelt	stretch	extreme weather	calmer winds
Environment Story Of The Day NPR hide caption From By Nick Mott Jason Forthofer, mechanical engineer at the Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory, looks into a fire whirl he ge...	catastrophic fires	pyrocumulonimbus clouds	diameter	michael fromm

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