Climate and weather aren’t the same thing, but the Trump administration would have you understand neither one.

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Episode Notes

The Trump administration has already begun cutting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which includes the U.S. National Weather Service. What’s the advantage to understanding the weather less?

Guest: Daniel Swain, weather and climate scientist with the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources.

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Podcast production by Evan Campbell and Patrick Fort.