Current:Home > reviewsClimate Change Means More Subway Floods; How Cities Are Adapting -InvestPioneer
Climate Change Means More Subway Floods; How Cities Are Adapting
View
Date:2025-04-19 20:40:08
Millions of people rely on subways for transportation. But as the world warms, climate-driven flooding in subways is becoming more and more common. NPR correspondents Lauren Sommer and Rebecca Hersher talk about how cities across the world are adapting.
For more of Rebecca's reporting on climate-driven flooding, check out "NYC's Subway Flooding Isn't A Fluke. It's The Reality For Cities In A Warming World."
You can follow Lauren on Twitter @lesommer and Rebecca @rhersher. Email Short Wave at [email protected].
This episode was produced by Thomas Lu, edited by Viet Le and fact-checked by Indi Khera. The audio engineer for this episode was Alex Drewenskus.
veryGood! (99841)
Related
- Charges tied to China weigh on GM in Q4, but profit and revenue top expectations
- What is Taylor Swift's security like at games? Chiefs CEO on her 'talented' bodyguards
- Want to watch Super Bowl 2024 commercials before the big game? These ads are already live.
- Felicity Huffman says her old life 'died' after college admissions scandal
- The 401(k) millionaires club keeps growing. We'll tell you how to join.
- King Charles has cancer and we don’t know what kind. How we talk about it matters.
- Man sailing from California arrives in Hawaii after Coast Guard launched search for him
- Gabby Douglas to return to gymnastics competition for first time in eight years
- Chuck Scarborough signs off: Hoda Kotb, Al Roker tribute legendary New York anchor
- Minnesota woman accused of trying to get twin sister to take fall for fatal Amish buggy crash
Ranking
- Trump invites nearly all federal workers to quit now, get paid through September
- Senate deal on border security and Ukraine aid faces defeat as Republicans are ready to block bill
- Toby Keith dead at 62: Stars and fans pay tribute to Red Solo Cup singer
- Andie MacDowell on why she loves acting in her 60s: 'I don't have to be glamorous at all'
- Taylor Swift Eras Archive site launches on singer's 35th birthday. What is it?
- Americans owe a record $1.1 trillion in credit card debt, straining budgets
- Nonprofit Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana seeks approval for sale to Elevance
- Former top prosecutor for Baltimore convicted of mortgage fraud
Recommendation
Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture
Powerball winning numbers for Monday night's drawing, with jackpot now at $214 million
Rare snow leopard captured after killing dozens of animals in Afghanistan
Bill Maher opens up about scrapped Kanye West interview: 'I wouldn't air that episode'
'Vanderpump Rules' star DJ James Kennedy arrested on domestic violence charges
Judge in Trump fraud trial asks about possible perjury plea deal for Allen Weisselberg
Las Tormentas: L.A. County Meets a Next-Level Atmospheric River
Jose Altuve signs five-year, $125 million contract extension with Houston Astros