Forecasters predict another sweltering summer. Are we ready?

Hurricane Lee crosses the Atlantic Ocean in 2023. The National Hurricane Center predicts at least 8 hurricanes are expected to form in the Atlantic this year.

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Hurricane Lee crosses the Atlantic Ocean in 2023. The National Hurricane Center predicts at least 8 hurricanes are expected to form in the Atlantic this year.

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The summer of 2023 saw skylines choked by Canadian wildfire smoke, coral cooked in hot tub-warm ocean water and a month straight of 110-degree Fahrenheit high temperatures in Phoenix.

Scientists say 2024 will likely bring another hotter-than-normal summer and, with it, the potential for more climate-driven disasters.

NPR’s Rebecca Hersher says forecasters predict an extremely active Atlantic Hurricane season.

And NPR’s Kirk Siegler reports on a shortage of federal wildland firefighters ahead of a high-risk wildfire season.

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This episode was produced by Connor Donevan and Tyler Bartlam. It was edited by Courtney Dorning, Rachel Waldholz and Eric Whitney. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.