
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Listening to the news, it feels like there are more natural disasters than ever. This hour, as we reflect on 20 years since Hurricane Katrina, we return to conversations about why flooding and droughts are becoming so common and how the word "disaster" affects the way we view an event. First, Connecticut State Historian Andy Horowitz explains why understanding disasters involves looking at the decisions people made before the devastation, sometimes decades before. And Professor Mohammed Ombadi breaks down the science behind how climate change is causing an increase in extreme weather.
GUESTS:
Andy Horowitz: Associate Professor of History at UConn, Connecticut State Historian, author of 'Katrina: A History, 1915-2015'
Mohammed Ombadi: Assistant Professor in the department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering at the University of Michigan
This episode originally aired on November 8, 2023.
Disrupted is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
4.7
2323 ratings
Listening to the news, it feels like there are more natural disasters than ever. This hour, as we reflect on 20 years since Hurricane Katrina, we return to conversations about why flooding and droughts are becoming so common and how the word "disaster" affects the way we view an event. First, Connecticut State Historian Andy Horowitz explains why understanding disasters involves looking at the decisions people made before the devastation, sometimes decades before. And Professor Mohammed Ombadi breaks down the science behind how climate change is causing an increase in extreme weather.
GUESTS:
Andy Horowitz: Associate Professor of History at UConn, Connecticut State Historian, author of 'Katrina: A History, 1915-2015'
Mohammed Ombadi: Assistant Professor in the department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering at the University of Michigan
This episode originally aired on November 8, 2023.
Disrupted is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
91,027 Listeners
38,481 Listeners
21,929 Listeners
55 Listeners
207 Listeners
43,783 Listeners
57 Listeners
14,573 Listeners
45 Listeners
87,554 Listeners
112,491 Listeners
56,433 Listeners
13 Listeners
3 Listeners
16,234 Listeners
18 Listeners
2 Listeners
0 Listeners
80 Listeners
29 Listeners
16,009 Listeners
10,429 Listeners
0 Listeners
10,753 Listeners
0 Listeners
0 Listeners
0 Listeners
0 Listeners
5,608 Listeners
10 Listeners
0 Listeners
20 Listeners
44 Listeners
4,425 Listeners