Episode Details

While we don’t have hurricanes or a sinking oceanfront, Madison is not immune to our changing climate. It feels like when we’re not flooding, there’s a drought or a heatwave or smoky bad air from Canadian wildfires. Or all of the above. Is this the new normal?

We turned to our new state climatologist, Steve Vavrus, for an explanation.

Also on the show: 

Check your air quality

Tips for spotting heat stroke and heat exhaustion

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