How to hurricane-proof our world

Published: Dec. 7, 2020, 12:30 a.m.

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The record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season has devastated parts of the Caribbean and Central America. We\\u2019ll hear what it has meant to one neighbourhood in Nicaragua. In a speech this week, the UN Secretary General said that \\u201capocalyptic fires and floods, cyclones and hurricanes are increasingly the new normal.\\u201d What, if any, is the link between hurricanes and climate change, and should we be preparing for even stronger storms?

Presenters: Neal Razzell, Graihagh Jackson, Alfonso Flores Bermudes\\nResearcher: Zoe Gelber\\nStudio manager: Tom Brignell\\nProducer: Anna Meisel\\nEditor: Ravin Sampat

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