"Is this real life?": worsening storms pose urgent questions, possible solutions
This year has yielded the most costly storm damage in U.S. history. But experts believe there could be effective mitigation strategies to use in the future.
The Week in Philly from KYW Newsradio
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Show Notes
Raging wildfires. Massive flooding. Catastrophic tornadoes and earthquakes. 2023 has produced a litany of intense natural disasters - and costly ones, too. Here in the United States, storms have done the most damage, with 18 leaving at least a billion dollars worth of destruction in their wake. Should we expect this to be the new normal? Drs. Stephen Strader and Samantha Chapman, both from Villanova University, examine the factors fueling the surge behind these dangerous storms, while offering hope for how, with the right resources, effective mitigation strategies could be adopted moving forward.
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