Weathered: Inside the LA Firestorm
The 2025 LA Wildfires set a record as one of the most expensive and destructive in US history. As environmental shifts accelerate extreme fire conditions and communities expand into fire-prone landscapes, these devastating wildfires are becoming more common. But are they inevitable?
Episodes
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Weathered: Inside the LA Firestorm
S6 E4 - 55m 12s
The 2025 LA Wildfires set a record as one of the most expensive and destructive in US history. As environmental shifts accelerate extreme fire conditions and communities expand into fire-prone landscapes, these devastating wildfires are becoming more common. But are they inevitable?
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Will We Ever Stop Moving to Risky Regions
S6 E3 - 13m 15s
For the last 50 years, Americans have flocked to the warm, sunny South. But, as climate change makes extreme heat, hurricanes, wildfire and flooding worse, will that trend ever STOP? Well, some regions might just be showing signs of a reversal, and they hold lessons for what other areas might expect as the world continues to warm.
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The AMOC Might Be Way More Unstable Than We Thought...Here's Why
S6 E2 - 12m 45s
There is a mysterious cold blob in the North Atlantic that could be a warning sign that the largest heat transfer system on the planet, the AMOC, is on the brink of collapse. But it turns out that the AMOC’s collapse is a highly debated topic among scientists – climate models are inconsistent and there isn’t enough observational data to determine a trend. So, perhaps the answer to understand a pos
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Arctic Warming Is Out of Control. But Can We Fix It?
S6 E1 - 12m 11s
Arctic sea ice is melting at record levels throwing global weather into chaos and contributing to extreme warming. Stay tuned as we explore a promising new technology that has high hopes of cooling the Arctic, just when we need it the most.
Extras + Features
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First Look at Weathered: Inside the LA Firestorm
30s
Check out this preview of Weathered: Inside the LA Firestorm, coming to PBS March 19th at 10/9c on PBS and hosted by Maiya May.
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First Look at Weathered: Earth's Extremes
3m
Here's a sneak peak at our new longform series from Weathered, streaming October 2 and hosted by Maiya May.
Schedule
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Weathered
Saturday
Mar 22
1 Hour
Experts and survivors talk about the events that led to the Los Angeles wildfires, and what can be done to save lives and homes in the future; host Maiya May. -
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Weathered
Sunday
Mar 23
1 Hour
Experts and survivors talk about the events that led to the Los Angeles wildfires, and what can be done to save lives and homes in the future; host Maiya May. -
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Weathered
Sunday
Mar 23
1 Hour
Experts and survivors talk about the events that led to the Los Angeles wildfires, and what can be done to save lives and homes in the future; host Maiya May. -
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Weathered
Sunday
Mar 23
1 Hour
Experts and survivors talk about the events that led to the Los Angeles wildfires, and what can be done to save lives and homes in the future; host Maiya May. -
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Weathered
Tuesday
Mar 25
1 Hour
Experts and survivors talk about the events that led to the Los Angeles wildfires, and what can be done to save lives and homes in the future; host Maiya May. -
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Weathered
Wednesday
Mar 26
1 Hour
Experts and survivors talk about the events that led to the Los Angeles wildfires, and what can be done to save lives and homes in the future; host Maiya May. -
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Weathered
Wednesday
Mar 26
1 Hour
Experts and survivors talk about the events that led to the Los Angeles wildfires, and what can be done to save lives and homes in the future; host Maiya May.
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