Oil, gas and hurricane season don’t mix
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🗓️ 28 May 2024
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
Hurricane season officially begins this week, and forecasters are predicting a record number of storms to barrel through the Atlantic Ocean this year. While that means potential destruction to homes, businesses and infrastructure, one industry is particularly at risk: oil and natural gas. We’ll unpack. Plus, “there is no economic solution for a political problem”: Trinity College professor of economics Ibrahim Shikaki reflects on Gaza’s economy at time of war.
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| 0:35.0 | My name is Lee Hawkins. I've been a journalist for over 25 years. |
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| 1:14.0 | Listen now. Hurricane season and oil and gas. Not a good combination. From Marketplace. I'm |
| 1:30.1 | Sabree Benashore in for David Brancaccio. Hurricane season officially begins this week, |
| 1:35.0 | and forecasters are predicting a record number of storms |
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