Episode 7 - Noah, prepare the Ark!

Hey friends, on today's episode we are talking about severe flooding seen around the world, and weird weather instances where it rained things OTHER than water. It's true, it's happened. Listen in to learn more. We also discuss the good news of ways nature is bouncing back with species in risk of being extinct are having a population boom!

Sources for today's episode:

Part 1 - Floods
Record flooding in Texas:
https://apnews.com/article/houston-texas-flooding-severe-weather-117b0f63c9bd53be31ee34e11547da21

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/life-threatening-flash-flooding-takes-aim-parts-texas-louisiana-rcna152557

More on Hurricane Harvey:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Harvey#:~:text=Impacts%20in%20the%20United%20States,Satellite%20loop%20of&text=The%20widespread%20and%20catastrophic%20effects,53%20tornadoes%20across%20six%20states.

Texas Flood Government site:
https://www.texasflood.org/emergency-prep/index.html

Flooding in Dubai:
https://apnews.com/article/dubai-flooding-climate-change-cause-blame-d14743eb0e4a60c75074cb74bb44b035

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/04/19/uae-rain-flooding-photos/

Is Cloud Seeding to blame?
https://theweek.com/environment/cloud-seeding-dubai-flooding

Atmospheric River information from NOAA:
https://www.noaa.gov/stories/what-are-atmospheric-rivers

Flooding in Los Angeles in February 2024:
https://apnews.com/article/california-storms-atmospheric-river-pineapple-express-18997dd8bac897c4115d0f453d0bc058

https://lamont.columbia.edu/news/climate-expert-explains-why-atmospheric-rivers-are-causing-historic-rainfall-california

Preparing for a flood:
https://www.floodsmart.gov/first-prepare-flooding

Part 2: It's Raining What?!

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/strange-rain-why-fish-frogs-and-golf-balls-fall-skies-180956527/

https://ctsciencecenter.org/blog/its-raining-cats-and-frogs/

Good News Story: Species making a comeback!

WWF:
https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/eight-species-making-a-comeback

ESC article related to species now off endangered list, and ways YOU can help protect wildlife:
https://www.endangered.org