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The 2021 Hurricane Season Wrapped
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Date:2025-04-14 01:59:05
The end of the 2021 hurricane season was officially November 30. This year, there was a lot of hurricane activity. Today on the show, producer Thomas Lu talks to meteorologist Matthew Cappucci about this year's hurricane season — the ups, the lulls, and the surprising end. Plus — how climate change might be affecting these storms.
You can follow Thomas on Twitter @ThomasUyLu and Matthew @MatthewCappucci. Email Short Wave at ShortWave@NPR.org.
This episode was produced by Eva Tesfaye, edited by Gisele Grayson and fact checked by Margaret Cirino and Rasha Aridi. The audio engineer was Patrick Murray.
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