The good and bad of natural disasters in 2022
From undersea volcano eruptions to toilets turned into sinks, our Masters of Disasters talk about their most memorable wins and fails of 2022.
Headlines From The Times · Gustavo Arellano, Nicolas Perez, Ron Lin, Ashlea Brown, Sammy Roth, Heba Elorbany, Mario Diaz, Kasia Broussalian, Rosanna Xia, Helen Li, Roberto Reyes, Mark Nieto, Denise Guerra, Kinsee Morlan, Jazmín Aguilera, David Toledo, Mike Heflin, Shani O. Hilton
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Show Notes
This year, we saw a pandemic that just won’t quit, a face-melting heatwave and an underwater volcano eruption that wreaked all kinds of havoc. 2022 brought with it plenty of doom and gloom when it comes to natural disasters. But we also saw an effective new earthquake early warning system, a toilet sink that’s great at reducing water and energy use and more good news for our changing climate.
Today, our Masters of Disasters kick off a week of looking back the biggest wins and fails of 2022 by talking about the year’s most memorable disasters. But it’s not all bad: the scribes of scary also offer up some hope as we enter 2023. Read the full transcript here.
Host: Gustavo Arellano
Guests: L.A. Times earthquake reporter Ron Lin, L.A. Times coastal reporter Rosanna Xia and L.A. Times energy reporter Sammy Roth
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