Dr. Kerry Cook: Heavy rain and climate change
Reporters can request footage of SciLine’s interview with Dr. Kerry Cook for use in their stories.
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Climate change is bringing heavier downpour and more flooding across the U.S.
On June 3, 2026, SciLine interviewed:
Dr. Kerry Cook, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin, where she studies the effects of climate change and the atmosphere. She discussed topics including:
- How climate change is making heavy rain more extreme and shifting when and where it falls;
- Why a warmer atmosphere fuels more intense storms;
- Where changing weather patterns are increasing flood risk;
- Which types of conditions on the ground, like dry or saturated soil, can make flooding worse; and
- What people and communities can do to prepare for and reduce the impacts of flooding.
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