America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston

Understory | Climate Change's Effects on Vermont Flooding

In Vermont, summer is supposed to be about picnics, wild blueberries and maple creamies. And that’s how it was in 2023, until the floods came. In the hottest July since we started keeping records, the rain didn’t stop for two days, dropping more than nine inches of rain on some cities. And Montpelier, the state capitol, was fighting for its life.

Understory | Climate Change's Effects on Vermont Flooding

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    In Vermont, summer is supposed to be about picnics, wild blueberries and maple creamies. And that’s how it was in 2023, until the floods came. In the hottest July since we started keeping records, the rain didn’t stop for two days, dropping more than nine inches of rain on some cities. And Montpelier, the state capitol, was fighting for its life.

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    Understory | How Engineered Mosquitos Could Save Birds

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    With over a million deaths attributed to them each year, mosquitoes are the deadliest animals on earth.
    In the hunt to stop the spread of disease, scientists think bacteria could be the key, instead of chemicals.

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    Understory | Can Dam Demolition Save California's Salmon?

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    A hundred years ago the Klamath River was dammed and diverted, changing the landscape and the
    salmon population. Now, those same dams are being torn down. What will letting the river run wild
    mean for the water, the fish and the people who live there?

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