As Hurricane Ian slams Florida, we get an update from Tampa, look at links between the climate crisis and hurricanes and rising sea levels, and hear from a prisoner rights advocate about incarcerated people in the storm’s path; As Russia moves to formally annex four Ukrainian areas after referendums widely denounced as sham votes, we speak to a prominent Ukrainian journalist investigating potential war crimes committed by Russia in areas that were recently recaptured during Ukraine’s counteroffensive.

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