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The 2021 Hurricane Season Wrapped

Short Wave

English - December 06, 2021 05:10 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratings
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The end of the 2021 hurricane season was officially November 30. This year, there was a lot of hurricane activity. Today on the show, producer Thomas Lu talks to meteorologist Matthew Cappucci about this year's hurricane season — the ups, the lulls, and the surprising end. Plus — how climate change might be affecting these storms.

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