As many as 9 inches of rain fell in parts of Vermont this week. Cristiana Athena Blackwell moved to a new house and left her unpacked boxes in the basement, which then flooded. What policy changes should investors be watching? This summer for the first time Americans are going to be able to try actual chicken meat that didn't involve killing a chicken.
Vermont just got slammed with flash floods, road closures, and evacuations. Harvard’s Juliette Kayyem says the storm reveals how unprepared the US is for the present moment, when natural disasters are more frequent and more intense than ever before.
This episode was produced by Jon Ehrens and Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard with help from Amanda Lewellyn, engineered by Michael Raphael, and hosted by Noel King.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained
Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices