The Escalation of Extreme Weather: How Climate Change is Fueling Unprecedented Disasters
Featuring Porter Fox, climate journalist, Columbia University teacher, and author of “Category Five: Superstorms and the Warming Oceans That Feed Them,” and Jeff Goodell, award-winning environmental writer and best-selling author of “The Heat Will Kill You First” in conversation with Carolyne Heldman, producer and host of “Behind the Lens,” a weekly podcast for the non-profit news organization The Lens in New Orleans. As climate change accelerates, so does the intensity and frequency of extreme weather. Fox, an expert on the role of warming oceans in fueling powerful storms, and Goodell, a leading voice on the deadly consequences of rising global temperatures, examine the science behind hurricanes, typhoons, wildfires, and record-breaking heat. Together, they explore what these escalating climate events mean for our planet, our communities, and the urgent need for action. Presented as part of the Hurst Lecture Series.