What's up with California's crazy weather?

Sep. 05, 2017

San Francisco temperatures reached 106 degrees. There’s a so-called micro burst of cold air in Santa Barbara and LA saw its largest fire ever -- fanned by furnace-like temperatures. Can climate science explain what’s going on?

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Weather delivers blow to La Tuna fire's spread: 'Mother Nature kicked in'

Credits

Guest:

Bill Patzert - retired Jet Propulsion Lab climatologist - @NASAJPL

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Gina Pollack, Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Quinn O'Toole

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