in june and july that killed hundreds of people. hurricanes devastated the gulf coast and northeast. the remnants of hurricane henri dumped the most rainfall in a single hour in new york s history. hurricane ida delivered flash floods and winds that left 80 dead across mississippi and louisiana. the bootleg dixie and caldor wild fires destroyed an estimated 1.6 million acres in the pacific northwest and hundreds of homes. that s all just the tip of the literal iceberg. it is happening. in front of our eyes. to millions of us. are we likely to see any meaningful change during the next week at cop 26? i guess it is a matter of hope for the best but prepare for the very, very worst. when we come back i ll talk to acclaimed climatologist michael mann about the challenges ahead. stay tuned.
dumped the most rainfall in a single hour in new york s history. hurricane ida delivered flash floods and winds that left 80 dead across mississippi and louisiana. the bootleg dixie and caldor wild fires destroyed an estimated 1.6 million acres in the pacific northwest and hundreds of homes. that s all just the tip of the literal iceberg. it is happening. in front of our eyes. to millions of us. are we likely to see any meaningful change during the next week at cop 26? i guess it is a matter of hope for the best but prepare for the very, very worst. when we come back i ll talk to acclaimed climatologist michael mann about the challenges ahead. stay tuned. aver. (man 2) yeah, but we need to go higher. (man 1) higher. (man 2) definitely higher. (man 1) we re like yodeling high. [yodeling] yo-de-le-he. (man 2) hey, no. uh-uh, don t do that. (man 1) we should go even higher!