This May 2024 episode of Vox's Today, Explained podcast addresses the surge in hurricanes and tornadoes across the U.S., interviewing professional storm chaser Aaron Rigsby and exploring why storms are becoming more extreme.

You might have seen it in the movies, but did you know that chasing 'the perfect storm' is a real job?

Storm chaser and journalist Aaron Rigsby has spent half his life on the road photographing hurricanes and tornadoes and has seen firsthand the beauty and the destruction of storm season across America.

Climate change is leading to increasingly extreme weather, and storms are already changing their patterns, becoming more unpredictable and deadly.

In this May 2024 episode of Vox's Today, Explained podcast, host David Pierce speaks to Rigsby about the intensity of 2024's storm season, and Vox correspondent Umair Irfan explores why the weather might be getting worse.