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California Floods: A Tragedy—or a Warning We Ignored? | The Karel Cast Long Beach suffers coastal destruction. Newport Beach’s Balboa Island floods. Las Vegas faces heavy rain it wasn’t built to handle. When communities are warned about climate risks and fail to prepare, how should we react when disaster strikes? Karel shares the response that drew backlash—and asks where sympathy, accountability and climate preparedness meet. Rebuilding matters. But are we rebuilding for the conditions ahead, or repeating the same mistakes? Plus, Below and The Swarm imagine Mother Nature fighting back. Is environmental fiction tapping into fears we’re struggling to confront? A new survey explores what Americans fear most. Where does death rank—and what do our fears reveal about us? And Kelly Clarkson has a “Pretty Woman” moment, opening a conversation about prejudice, belonging and how America treats people who are Black, gay or different. When a disaster was foreseeable, does that change how we should respond? Share your thoughts in the comments. Support independent media: https://patreon.com/reallykarel Subscribe to The Karel Cast: https://youtube.com/reallykarel Watch LIVE Monday–Thursday at 10:00 a.m. Pacific. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Spreaker and other major podcast platforms. Follow Karel on TikTok and Instagram. Karel is a history-making broadcaster, entertainer and commentator based in Las Vegas, joined by his service dog, Ember. #TheKarelCast, #Karel, #CaliforniaFlooding, #LongBeach, #BalboaIsland, #NewportBeach, #LasVegasFlooding, #ClimateChange, #ExtremeWeather, #ClimatePreparedness, #KellyClarkson, #Discrimination, #LGBTQ, #IndependentMedia, #CurrentEvents https://youtube.com/live/9PKwHfhag8k