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12 ft storm surges as Hurricane Ian makes landfall in SW Florida

Areas along Florida’s southwest coast have taken substantial damage from Hurricane Ian. | Image taken on September 28 by Joshua Stevens/NASA Earth Observatory.

On today’s show:

0:08 – Mitch Perry, (@MitchPerry18), Senior Reporter with the nonprofit newsroom The Florida Phoenix joins us to unpack the immediate impacts of Hurricane Ian.

0:30 – Brian Tang (@btangywx), associate professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences at UAlbany discusses Hurricane Ian’s intensity—how it got so bad so fast, and other observable characteristics of the storm.

Playlist

Artist Song Album Label
Fort Knox Five,AsheruInsight10 Years of Fort Knox FiveORCHARD - Fort Knox Recordings
Karega BaileyNo Indictment (feat. King Keon)No Indictment (feat. King Keon)SOL DVLPMNT