Oct 10, 2018 - Energy & Environment

Podcast: Hurricane Michael and the rise of extreme weather

Dan and and Axios Science Editor Andrew Friedman discuss the "nightmare scenario" unfolding in Florida, and the UN's new report on how climate change could become catastrophic.

"We had plenty hurricanes before the industrial age. But scientific consensus is that extreme weather is on the rise, and that our actions are contributing to it. Obviously not everyone agrees, but those who dissent, including President Trump, are very much in the minority."

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