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A look at what's fueling recent intense storms and severe flooding in several states

By Michael Copley,

Steve Inskeep

Published July 16, 2025 at 3:04 AM MDT

Several states are now recovering from recent severe flash floods. How out of the ordinary are these intense cloudbursts and flash floods? Is it getting worse, and what role is climate change playing?

Michael Copley

Michael Copley is a correspondent on NPR's Climate Desk. He covers what corporations are and are not doing in response to climate change, and how they're being impacted by rising temperatures.

Steve Inskeep

Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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