Many historically extreme weather events happened in September 2022, from a record-breaking heat wave in the American West to a storm surge in coastal Alaska, to Hurricane Fiona in the Caribbean. While each of these events was a different weather phenomenon affecting different regions, they did share some characteristics, chiefly a strain on power grids and an overall lack of preparedness.
Host Ethan Brown breaks down how each of these historic weather events happened, what role climate change likely played in each of them, and what lessons we could take away from an intense month of extreme weather in this episode of “Tip of the Iceberg.”
For more information, see the companion “Tip of the Iceberg” essay here: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/2023/02/extreme-heat-disproportionately-impacts-lgbtqia-communities-say-experts/
“Tip of the Iceberg” is a podcast about climate change, produced in collaboration with “The Sweaty Penguin” and presented by Peril and Promise. In each episode, host Ethan Brown breaks down a news story related to climate change, contextualizes it within the broader conversation, and then answers a question from an audience member which had been submitted via social media.
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The opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the host and guests. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions or views of Peril and Promise or The WNET Group.
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Peril and Promise is a public media initiative from The WNET Group, reporting on the human stories of climate change and its solutions. You can learn more at https://pbs.org/perilandpromise
Major funding for Peril and Promise is provided by Dr. P. Roy Vagelos and Diana T. Vagelos with additional funding from Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, and the Estate of Worthington Mayo-Smith.
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