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What Next TBD: It's Hot. It's Flooding. Is This the New Normal?

What Next TBD: It's Hot. It's Flooding. Is This the New Normal?

FromSlate News


What Next TBD: It's Hot. It's Flooding. Is This the New Normal?

FromSlate News

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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Jul 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Welcome to the Slate News feed! We’ll be sharing daily episodes from Slate’s podcasts What Next, What Next: TBD, The Waves, and A Word. Listen for everything you need to know about the news this week. 

Over the last month, North Americans have seen record-breaking heat, droughts, wildfires, and floods. The science is clear: we are living through the effects of climate change. Now scientists are trying to answer: is this the new normal?

Guest: Daniel Swain, climate scientist at UCLA 

Host
Lizzie O’Leary
 
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Released:
Jul 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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