extreme weather

Flood buyouts for 646 upstate New York properties

Associated Press — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:30:17 +0000

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — With New York officials now proposing to spend $400 million to buy and demolish downstate homes damaged by October's Superstorm Sandy, they say 646 buyout applications have been federally approved for $55 million in a buyout program for upstate properties damaged in 2011 by the back-to-back storms Irene and Lee.

Hurricane Sandy - Bill McKibben

Joe Donahue and Alan Chartock — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:45:00 +0000

We speak with Climate Change expert, Bill McKibben.

Hurricane Sandy - Andrew Freedman from Climate Central

Joe Donahue and Alan Chartock — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:35:00 +0000

Severe storms, deadly heat waves, relentless drought, rising seas…is this the new normal? Is this the weather of the future? Climate Central is an independent, nonprofit journalism and research foundation founded in 2008 and reviewed by scientists at major educational and research institutions the world over.

The Fight for Home: How (Parts of) New Orleans Came Back

Joe Donahue — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:35:00 +0000

This week marks the seventh anniversary of one of the country's deadliest hurricanes. New Orleans and the Gulf Coast are still recovering from the devastating damage and loss of life caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita — the storm that would follow.

Vox Pop : Open Forum – Tell Us Your Fantastic Tales! : 5/29/12

Patrick Donges — Tue, 29 May 2012 19:00:00 +0000

On this edition of Vox Pop we're asking you to tell us your fantastic tales, stories that span decades, true-life chronicles that touched your heart and shaped your world. WAMC's Alan Chartock hosts.

Vox Pop : Weather and Climate Change : 4/11/12

Patrick Donges — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:00:00 +0000

It has been a wild few months for weather both locally and across the country with temperatures around town ranging from as low as 30 degrees to as high as 80, and tornados in the mid-west wreaking havoc.

Joining us on this edition of Vox Pop to take your weather related questions are News Channel 13 meteorologist Jason Gough and Franz Litz, executive director of the Pace Energy & Climate Center at Pace Law School and a WAMC commentator. WAMC’s Alan Chartock hosts.