Tuesday's podcasts stories
Record-breaking heat in the Pacific Northwest
A massive heat dome — an atmospheric trap of hot ocean air — has had temperatures soaring in the Pacific Northwest for days.
- Plus, Republicans consider taxing Big Tech to close the digital divide.
- And, movies in theaters are back...fast and furious.
Guests: Amy Harder, vice president at Breakthrough Energy, and Axios' Margaret Harding McGill and Sara Fischer.
Credits: Axios Today is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Dan Bobkoff, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sabeena Singhani, Amy Pedulla, Naomi Shavin, and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected].
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The Pacific Northwest's extraordinary heat wave
The Pacific Northwest is experiencing record-high temperatures due to a “heat dome” that should be a once every-few-thousand-year event — but which could occur more often and with more severity due to climate change.
Axios Re:Cap goes deeper with Axios climate reporter Andrew Freedman, to better understand this weather event's science, the dangers posed to human health and infrastructure and how the definition of "normal climate" is changing.
Canada’s racial reckoning
Last week, the Cowessess First Nation said it found 751 unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school for Indigenous children in Saskatchewan, Canada. This comes just weeks after the remains of 215 other children were found at a similar school site in British Columbia.
- Plus, new questions about building integrity in Florida and beyond.
- And, restaurants and hotels welcome the work-from-home crowd.
Guests: CBC Radio's Wawmeesh Hamilton, The Miami Herald's Doug Hanks, and Axios' Erica Pandey.
Credits: Axios Today is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Dan Bobkoff, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sabeena Singhani, Amy Pedulla, Naomi Shavin, and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected].
We have a new feature to text Niala directly! Text questions, comments and story ideas as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.
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