Climate change is fueling extreme weather, even in areas far from the coast

Hurricane Helene left a path of devastation across the Southeast, killing more than 200 people since making landfall in Florida. Hundreds are still missing.

On this week’s episode of “Plugged In: A WABE Politics Podcast,” climate reporter Emily Jones and environment reporter Marisa Mecke discuss the historic storm, how climate change is making extreme weather worse and what we can learn from the disaster.

Plus, politics reporters Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali unpack a judge’s ruling overturning Georgia’s restrictive abortion law.