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Your Guide to Summer’s Extreme Weather, from Corn Sweat to Flash Floods

Your Guide to Summer’s Extreme Weather, from Corn Sweat to Flash Floods

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Extreme weather is front-page news. But what are the phenomena behind the headlines?

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The summer of 2025 has been a doozy in the U.S., with extreme
weather across the country. Flash flooding caused destruction and
death in Texas. Corn sweat made a heat wave in the eastern half of
the U.S. worse in the Midwest. Senior editor for sustainability
Andrea Thompson takes us through these extreme weather events.
Recommended reading: Why Did Waters Rise So Quickly in the Texas
Flash Floods?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-did-texas-flash-flood-waters-rise-so-quickly/
‘Corn Sweat’ Is Making This Heat Wave Even Worse
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/humidity-from-corn-sweat-intensifies-extreme-heat-wave-in-midwest-u-s/
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produced by Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Kelso Harper and Jeff
DelViscio. This episode was hosted by Rachel Feltman with guest
senior editor for sustainability Andrea Thompson. Our show is
edited by Alex Sugiura with fact-checking by Shayna Posses and
Aaron Shattuck. The theme music was composed by Dominic Smith.
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