Homes are flooding outside FEMA's 100-year flood zones, and racial inequality is showing through
New risk models show nearly twice as many properties are at risk from a 100-year flood today than the government's flood maps indicate.
Sept. 24, 2020 • ~8 min
What is a hurricane storm surge, and why is it so dangerous?
It's not just about the hurricane. How high a storm surge gets and how far it reaches also has a lot to do with the land.
Sept. 14, 2020 • ~4 min
What is hurricane storm surge, and why is it so dangerous?
It's not just about the hurricane. How high a storm surge gets and how far it reaches also has a lot to do with the land.
Sept. 14, 2020 • ~4 min
Heatwaves often end with spectacular thunderstorms and lethal floods – but where and when they'll strike is hard to predict
Volatile, unstable air means that it is very tricky to work out exactly where each thunderstorm will be.
Aug. 13, 2020 • ~6 min
Why does some rain fall harder than other rain?
Some rainstorms drench you in a second, while others drop rain in a nice peaceful drizzle. A meteorologist explains how rainstorms can be so different.
Aug. 13, 2020 • ~5 min
At the evangelical Creation Museum, dinosaurs lived alongside humans and the world is 6,000 years old
A Kentucky museum tells the history of the universe according to the Bible in an effort to debunk evolution. Its owner, the Christian group Answers in Genesis, promotes right-wing political causes.
July 27, 2020 • ~9 min
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