Weather Whiplash: What to Do About Worsening Droughts and Floods

In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt

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4.6 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

From droughts to fires to floods, a year of extreme weather is taking a toll on communities from Jackson, Mississippi to Pakistan. Climate change is here and impacting our homes and drinking water. Andy speaks with climate scientist Daniel Swain and former EPA Southeast Coordinator Heather McTeer Toney about why global warming is increasing the intensity of natural disasters, who’s most at risk, and how communities should spend Inflation Reduction Act funds to boost their resiliency.

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Read about Daniel’s latest study on California’s coming megastorm: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/08/12/climate/california-rain-storm.html
Read Heather’s book, “Before the Streetlights Come On Black America’s Urgent Call for Climate Solutions”: https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506478623/Before-the-Streetlights-Come-On
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1:02.6	Welcome in the bubble.
1:22.0	I'm Andy Slavitt today's Friday, September 16th.
1:25.7	It's been a year of extreme weather whiplash.
1:28.1	Just taking a toll on communities, not just around the country but around the world.
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