The summer of 2025 has been a doozy in the U.S., with extreme weather across the country. Flash flooding caused destruction and death in Texas. Corn sweat made a heat wave in the eastern half of the U.S. worse in the Midwest. Senior editor for sustainability Andrea Thompson takes us through these extreme weather events.

Recommended reading:
Why Did Waters Rise So Quickly in the Texas Flash Floods? <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-did-texas-flash-flood-waters-rise-so-quickly/">https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-did-texas-flash-flood-waters-rise-so-quickly/</a> 
‘Corn Sweat’ Is Making This Heat Wave Even Worse <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/humidity-from-corn-sweat-intensifies-extreme-heat-wave-in-midwest-u-s/">https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/humidity-from-corn-sweat-intensifies-extreme-heat-wave-in-midwest-u-s/</a> 

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Science Quickly is produced by Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Kelso Harper and Jeff DelViscio. This episode was hosted by Rachel Feltman with guest senior editor for sustainability Andrea Thompson. Our show is edited by Alex Sugiura with fact-checking by Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck. The theme music was composed by Dominic Smith.
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