Episode 53 - Tropical Cyclones

Many parts of the world live in areas heavily impacted by tropical cyclones. Costing 10's and even 100's of billions of dollars per year in damages, these storms have the potential to cause real harm to supply chaines, infrastructure, and economy. Thanks to climate change, they're getting worse.Learn More:Projected Increases in Hurricane Damage in the United States: The Role of Climate Change and Coastal Development - ScienceDirecthttps://yaleclimateconnections.org/2019/07/how-climate-change-is-making-hurricanes-more-dangerous/https://www.directrelief.org/2019/06/how-hurricanes-cause-disease-outbreaks/amp/https://wildlifeflorida.org/the-impact-of-hurricanes-on-the-environment/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/billions/dcmi.pdfhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Atlantic_hurricane_seasonhttps://www.katc.com/news/covering-louisiana/entergy-ida-was-most-destructive-hurricane-everhttps://www.history.com/news/hurricane-katrina-facts-legacyhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/local/on-mississippis-gulf-coast-what-was-lost-and-gained-from-katrinas-fury/2015/08/26/2c00956a-4313-11e5-846d-02792f854297_story.htmlhttps://www.lamar.edu/_files/documents/resilience-recovery/grant/recovery-and-resiliency/hurric2.pdfhttps://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/rebuilding-after-hurricane-ida-will-be-costly-experts-blame-pandemic-n1278621https://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/articles/deadliest-tropical-cycloneshttps://theconversation.com/bangladesh-has-saved-thousands-of-lives-from-a-devastating-cyclone-heres-how-139903https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/tropical-cyclone-hits-by-country-typhoon-hurricaneSupport the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.