Trailer: Season 2

Toward the end of our team’s time in Lake Charles, the city made one last push to clean up debris that was still left over from back-to-back hurricanes. No one could have predicted what happened next. In our final episode, we learn how residents are trying to move forward after a ... Show More

After severe storms struck Lake Charles, many homeowners expected to rebuild quickly. They had been paying home insurance premiums for years for just this moment. But instead of receiving prompt payouts, their claims were delayed and denied. In this episode, we learn how the insu ... Show More

People in Lake Charles expected the federal government to help them rebuild their battered city. That’s what they had been promised. That’s what had happened after previous storms. But this time was different. In this episode, we report on why the federal government kept thousand ... Show More

Two years after the flooding, the Lismore community is still working to rebuild and recover from the costliest natural disaster on record. 

Get swept away as we fly into massive hurricanes, and hear how the rumblings of climate change will cause clouds to gather into ever more powerful storms. 

On this episode of Our American Stories, Ric Mixter of Lake Fury tells the story of the historic 1913 storm on the Great Lakes. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

It started in states like Florida and Louisiana. And, now it's spreading. The home insurance market is crumbling as climate-fueled disasters increase. Premiums are skyrocketing, and already, insurance is playing a role in determining where we can live, and who can afford to live ... Show More

Parts of Florida still reeling from severe flooding; California's beaches threatened by climate change; Pompeii excavation reveals "blue room" after nearly 2000 years; and more on tonight’s broadcast. 

With much of California's massive snowpack yet to melt, downstream communities remain on high alert for flooding. Hundreds of homes were destroyed or damaged during the record-breaking winter, which tested the state's aging flood infrastructure. To prevent flooding, communities o ... Show More

Permafrost ist ein dauerhaft gefrorener Untergrund. Er wirkt wie ein Kitt und stabilisiert die Gesteinsschichten. Durch Erderwärmung taut der Permafrost, mit der Folge vermehrter Steinschläge. Christine Langer im Science Talk mit dem Geomorphologen Junior-Professor Jan Blöthe (SW ... Show More