LOUISIANA FLOODS

RUSH TRANSCRIPT STELTER Did ░░░░░░░░ media drop the ball ░░░░░░░░ covering this event and ░░░░░░░░ so why One of ░░░░░░░░ favorite meteorologists Eric warm ░░░░░░░░ good to see you ░░░░░░░░ s the realty check ░░░░░░░░ about the initial coverage ░░░░░░░░ the flood this time ░░░░░░░░ week did the press ░░░░░░░░ down on the job ░░░░░░░░ Yeah I think absolutely ░░░░░░░░ time last week we ░░░░░░░░ hear about Twitter mostly ░░░░░░░░ I think that this ░░░░░░░░ the sort of disaster ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ seeing more of That ░░░░░░░░ what worries me That ░░░░░░░░ what the underlying story ░░░░░░░░ s missed even here ░░░░░░░░ We still have anonymous ░░░░░░░░ that s hit a ░░░░░░░░ anonymous place there s ░░░░░░░░ a lot of disasters ░░░░░░░░ s a lot of ░░░░░░░░ in the media about ░░░░░░░░ the flooding At the ░░░░░░░░ time STELTER I want ░░░░░░░░ get to the climate ░░░░░░░░ part in a moment ░░░░░░░░ me ask about the ░░░░░░░░ name Sandy Katrina these ░░░░░░░░ remembered because they had ░░░░░░░░ issued by the national ░░░░░░░░ prediction center HOLTHAUS Flooding ░░░░░░░░ a larger killer on ░░░░░░░░ than hurricanes and tornadoes ░░░░░░░░ the U S On ░░░░░░░░ annual average And when ░░░░░░░░ the last time you ░░░░░░░░ TV cut in for ░░░░░░░░ flood warning or something ░░░░░░░░ that We had the ░░░░░░░░ weather service was on ░░░░░░░░ storm religiously and they ░░░░░░░░ using dire warnings words ░░░░░░░░ haven t heart very ░░░░░░░░ catastrophic flooding was imminent ░░░░░░░░ felt a little like ░░░░░░░░ were just sort of ░░░░░░░░ into the ether hoping ░░░░░░░░ coverage because when you ░░░░░░░░ when you re seeing ░░░░░░░░ s eye of rain ░░░░░░░░ a certain place for ░░░░░░░░ couple of days in ░░░░░░░░ forecast and then it ░░░░░░░░ happening it s like ░░░░░░░░ mean this is we ░░░░░░░░ high water rescues we ░░░░░░░░ you know people being ░░░░░░░░ out off the roof ░░░░░░░░ helicopters And this is ░░░░░░░░ the sort of thing ░░░░░░░░ you would expect the ░░░░░░░░ and the national media ░░░░░░░░ cover And there just ░░░░░░░░ t STELTER And to ░░░░░░░░ clear it was horrible ░░░░░░░░ it was not Katrina ░░░░░░░░ in terms of injuries ░░░░░░░░ deaths Also there were ░░░░░░░░ reporters there many news ░░░░░░░░ outlets but it wasn ░░░░░░░░ the lead story wall ░░░░░░░░ wall the way it ░░░░░░░░ have been in a ░░░░░░░░ year The election is ░░░░░░░░ factor but flooding is ░░░░░░░░ just harder to cover ░░░░░░░░ happens more slowly What ░░░░░░░░ the difference between a ░░░░░░░░ and a hurricane from ░░░░░░░░ coverage perspective HOLTHAUS It ░░░░░░░░ a slow onset disaster ░░░░░░░░ like a drought is ░░░░░░░░ we get a lot ░░░░░░░░ California drought coverage but ░░░░░░░░ not nearly as much ░░░░░░░░ there should B drought ░░░░░░░░ among the costliest natural ░░░░░░░░ in the U S ░░░░░░░░ average per year and ░░░░░░░░ s just it doesn ░░░░░░░░ make necessarily for if ░░░░░░░░ have missed that moment ░░░░░░░░ you those tremendously heart ░░░░░░░░ flood water rescues like ░░░░░░░░ showed once you miss ░░░░░░░░ clips then there s ░░░░░░░░ a whole lot to ░░░░░░░░ except for people clearing ░░░░░░░░ their houses of all ░░░░░░░░ belongings and all their ░░░░░░░░ art work it s ░░░░░░░░ gut wrenching tragedy but ░░░░░░░░ s not as sexy ░░░░░░░░ a tornado STELTER And ░░░░░░░░ they ask for donations ░░░░░░░░ cetera et cetera and ░░░░░░░░ you point out it ░░░░░░░░ not got to be ░░░░░░░░ to climate change that ░░░░░░░░ events are happening more ░░░░░░░░ more often due to ░░░░░░░░ change Great to see ░░░░░░░░ thank you for being ░░░░░░░░