What to do when your house floods

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🗓️ 14 October 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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The biggest threat in a hurricane isn't the wind, it's the water. And Atlantic hurricane season isn't over yet. NPR climate correspondent Michael Copley walks through your to-do list after a big flooding event and how to prepare for one in the future.

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0:24.0	You're listening to Life Kit from NPR.
0:32.0	Hey everybody, it's Mariel.
0:35.0	On today's episode, we're talking about flooding.
0:38.0	Last week, Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida
0:41.0	with torrential rain, dangerous wind and storm surge.
0:45.0	Just before that, communities in Florida and many other states were hit by Hurricane
0:48.8	Helene, another major storm.
0:51.2	And there are still six weeks left in hurricane season. So this
0:54.6	episode is for those folks and for anyone who's dealing with the aftermath of a
0:58.2	flood in their home. Michael Coppley covers climate change for NPR. I talked to him about what steps people need to take,
1:05.3	how they can stay safe when they reenter their homes, how to catalog the damage and
1:09.8	start making repairs, and how to prepare for next time. Hey, it's Mike and Ian. We're the hosts of how to do everything from the team at Wait Wait,
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1:34.5	Questions like, how do I safely jump out of a moving vehicle?
1:38.0	How do I dangerously jump out of a moving vehicle?
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