Weathered

Extreme Wildfire: Deadly, but Not for the Climate?

A fire tornado, or “firenado,” is exactly what it sounds like: a tornado made out of fire… and it is truly the stu

Is The Dust Bowl Happening Again?

In the 1930s, the US experienced what has been called its greatest ecological disaster, when the dust bowl ravaged the m

World Record Hail: Water Droplet To Wrecking Ball

Have you ever wondered how hail is formed? Or just how big it can get? We learn how the IBHS Research Laboratory is usin

The Surprising Truth Behind Planting Trees

For decades we’ve been planting trees in hopes of reducing carbon pollution. But when it comes to carbon sequestration

How Volcanic Lightning Is Making the World a Safer Place

The closely observed Hunga Haʻapai volcano in Tonga erupted in January 2022. The hot plumes of ash they spew into the a

Could The Next Blackout Be More Deadly Than Katrina?

With climate change making temperatures more extreme each year, like we recently saw in the great Texas freeze and the N

Is This the Real Reason Weather is Getting Wilder?

NOAA’s 2020 Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disaster report showed a notable uptick in extremes. In 2021, 10.6% of

Is Earth’s Greatest Threat...The Sun?

Space weather can have a major effect on the technology we rely on. And a large solar flare could cause the most signifi

This Is the Safest Place to Live as the Climate Changes

We look at many hazards from temperature, storms, drought, farming, wildfire, polar vortex, hurricanes, sea-level rise,

The Doomsday Glacier Is Collapsing…Who Is Most at Risk?

Sea level rise is a problem that is garnishing increasing attention among both scientists and the media. And as climate

Do You Need a Gun to Survive the Next Disaster?

Life on the ground following natural disasters is often chaotic and scary. And with global warming gradually adding ener

How Hurricane History Has Hidden What's Coming

Both climate models and the laws of physics are clear: more greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere means warmer air and oce

Is This the Real Reason More Homes Are Burning in Wildfires?

For decades, conventional wisdom has told us that fuels reduction is key to protecting communities. However, the latest

This Policy Predicts Where People Will Die

In this episode we are going to dive into this unjust history of housing discrimination and see what it can teach us abo

What Will Earth Look Like When These 6 Tipping Points Hit?

A “tipping point” is when a system, with just a small amount of additional energy, is pushed from one stable state t

What Will Life Look Like as MAJOR Rivers Run Dry?

As global warming continues, we are going to continue seeing record droughts and many places are, simply, going to have

Here's Exactly What to Do When the Next Megaquake Hits

Subduction zone earthquakes are the largest and most destructive on earth. In the Pacific northwest lurks the Cascadia S

This Is Why Worse Droughts Mean WAY Worse Floods

We try to get to the bottom of this paradox and unravel the role that climate change is truly playing in our increasingl

What's The Deepest Storm Surge In History?

As our seas rise and hurricanes get stronger, it is important that we understand more about storm surge – the most dan

Have We Made Any Progress on Climate Change? Here's The Data

For this episode we wanted to see where we are in terms of “business as usual,” and if we are still headed towards a

What is the Riskiest Region in the US as the Climate Changes

Climate Change is increasing the frequency and severity of natural disasters all around the world. And in the United Sta

Is Permafrost the Climate Tipping Point of No Return?

Arctic air is warming, causing scientists to worry that melting arctic ice and snow could also lead to a sudden permafro

What Could Thousands of Mysterious Whales Tell Us About Our Weather?

A variety of exotic marine life have begun to move in, now able to live in the warmer waters. And while this may serve a

Could We Have More Blackouts With a Greener Grid?

Climate scientists are clear that we need to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. And in order to do this, we’re g

Why Is The U.S. Warming Faster Than Average?

We’ve all heard that we should keep global climate change under 2 degrees of warming, but did you know that there are

Extreme Wet Bulb Events Are on the Rise

As climate change continues warming the planet, a new and invisible killer is emerging: extreme wet bulb temperatures. T

The Insurance Industry Can't Weather Another Wildfire Season

Remember the 2008 Financial Crisis? Experts warn that the same thing may be happening again, but this time, CLIMATE CHAN

Is Earth's Largest Heat Transfer Really Shutting Down?

With unprecedented heat waves and record-breaking global temperatures, it’s hard to believe that there might be a plac

These Diseases Love a Warmer World But Which Should We Worry

As our world gets warmer and our climate gets more extreme, the weather isn’t the only thing that’s changing and bec

We Found the Worst Weather on Earth

40 We Found the Worst Weather on Earth 0 % Rate it! October 10, 2023 • 13m The weather down here can get prett

Cool Us or Kill Us? Did Geoengineering Cause a Huge Famine?

This episode of Weathered explores the controversial world of solar geoengineering by injecting sulfate aerosols into th

Why Are So Many of Gray Whales Washing Ashore?

From Mexico all the way up to Alaska, hundreds of gray whales have been washing up ashore. The deaths peaked in 2019, an

Earth’s Climate Has Always Changed. Why All the Fuss?

If you take a look at global temperature graphs that span millions or billions of years, you can see that our planet’s

What's the One Thing You Can Do To Survive a Tsunami?

While tsunamis happen all over the world, really big ones are rare. But, they can be truly devastating. And what’s mor

Was This Really a 1 in 700,000,000,000 Year Event?!

For decades, Antarctic sea ice trends seemed to defy climate change, until…they didn’t. In just two years, Antarctic

This Winter Trend Is Overpowering Global Warming

A new study reveals that there is a winter-weather trend that OVERPOWERS CLIMATE CHANGE. To better understand this, we a

Our Understanding of Floods is ALL Wrong

Flooding is getting worse, and not just from hurricanes or rising tides, but from increased heavy rainfall. In this epis

Are We At The Tipping Point?

Maiya May embarks on a journey across the United States, from the sunny shores of Florida to the icy expanses of Alaska,

Adapt or Leave?

When is it time to leave your home? Maiya May visits Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana, one of the first communities in th

The Heat is On

Maiya explores the most deadly kind of weather, heat, in an unlikely place: Portland, Oregon. She revisits the 2021 heat

Water Whiplash

Maiya May explores the growing extremes of droughts and floods and their impact on our food and water. She visits Tulare

Not “Business As Usual”

Maiya explores positive climate tipping points. She travels from Wyoming to Michigan and back to her hometown of Atlanta

Climate Crossroads

In our season finale, Maiya returns to Florida to explore the impacts of climate change on ocean currents, where scienti

Arctic Warming Is Out of Control. But Can We Fix It?

Can scientists and engineers slow the loss of sea ice before it's too late?

The AMOC Might Be Way More Unstable Than We Thought...Here's Why

It turns out that the mysterious cold blob may actually be a bigger deal than we realize…

Will We Ever Stop Moving to Risky Regions

As climate change worsens, will people stop flocking to the South?

Weathered: Inside the LA Firestorm

The 2025 LA Wildfires set a record as one of the most expensive and destructive in US history. As environmental shifts a

Is This Earth’s Most Important Climate Mystery?

A mysterious patch in the Pacific Ocean is defying all climate models - it is inexplicably cooling while the rest of the

The Biggest Climate Scam Ever?

After a viral study inspired a campaign to plant 20 million trees, we went to see if they survived. In this episode of W

What's Really Under Antarctica's Ice?

New evidence suggests that West Antarctica - which holds around 5 METERS of sea level rise - is melting a lot faster tha

Did Climate Skeptics Get This Right?!

What really causes Earth’s climate to change? Some people point to natural cycles, like solar activity or orbital chan

Are Blue Cities Pushing People into Harm's Way?

Some of the fastest-growing metros in the U.S. are also the riskiest when it comes to climate change. And we’ve long p

When Will Extreme Heat Become Unlivable?

Heat is the deadliest weather hazard in the U.S. and many places around the world, and it's only getting worse. The most

Wait...The Worst Possible US Disaster Just Got Even Worse?!? (Cascadia Megaquake)

In this episode of Weathered, we dig into the science behind the Cascadia Megaquake, why the Pacific Northwest is especi

Are These Islands Invincible to Sea Level Rise?

Low-lying island nations are truly ground zero when it comes to sea level rise. But, a series of studies seemed to show

When Will The World Run Out of Water?

For generations, we’ve been pumping water out of the ground assuming it would last forever. But, it’s running out. A

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