cweather events is andrew freedman. he's a senior climateep axios. andrew, welcome to the program. guest: thanks for having me. host: so hurricane beryl is category four storm. it's the earliest such storm in recordedicle that this is just a warning of what is to come. so what is to come? so talking to scientists really what they're telling me is this storm formed in an area where you wouldn't expect a strong storm to form at this time of year. it'ssual pretty hostile to hurricanes. east of the islands that make ln is relative cool. yo dry air at this time of the year. and hurricanes don't really thrive in environment.ver, thise any that we've ever seen. there record warm waters with, including there's an evens develop negative tropi further s the chances for an above normalcy -- in the atlantic. and really drove of records it d the type of records that it broke. weakened category five is the strongest category five storm we've ever seen inuly no matter where you look in the atlantic. so, it isstor in its own right and it is a wa conditions are right in the atlantic this season, re

. >> we are speaking with andrew freedman of axios, and if you have a question about extreme weather events, our lines are regional this time so if you have the eastern or central -- if you're in mountain or pacific, it's 202-748-7000. you can also text us. we are watching our social media feeds, as well. andrew, i wanted to ask you about what president biden said yesterday. he announced new measures in the wake of this extreme weather events and then get your reaction. >> yeah. the central part. there were two central parts of his announcements. one is, they are really trying to rush through recommendation. a new regulation so the occupational safety and health administration. to try to do federal rules to protect employee health on the job against extreme heat. there've been a number of states that have actually outlawed such rules at the state level, florida and texas being the two biggest examples and people are dying on the job when it is extremely hot out. so think of culture workers, think of construction workers. and the osha regulations would not apply to first responders, t

host: we are speaking with andrew freedman of axios.ve got a question about climate change or weather event, give us a call. our lines are regional this time. you can also text us your comments at 202-748-8003. and we are watching our social media feeds as well. andrew, i wanted to ask you about what president biden said yesterday. he announced new measures in the wake of these extreme weather events and then get your reaction. guest: yeah, so the central part of it there, were two central parts of his announcement. one is they're really trying to -- recommendation a new osha regulation, so the occupational safety and health administration, to try to do federal rules to protect employee health on the job against extreme heat. there's been a number of states that have actually outlawed such rules at the state level, florida and texas being the two biggest examples. and people are dying on the job when it is extremely hot out. think of like cultural workers, think of construction workers. the regulations would not apply to first responder

host: we are speaking with andrew freedman of axios.ve got a question about climate change or weather event, give us a call. our lines are regional this time. you can also text us your comments at 202-748-8003. and we are watching our social media feeds as well. andrew, i wanted to ask you about what president biden said yesterday. he announced new measures in the wake of these extreme weather events and then get your reaction. guest: yeah, so the central part of it there, were two central parts of his announcement. one is they're really trying to -- recommendation a new osha regulation, so the occupational safety and health administration, to try to do federal rules to protect employee health on the job against extreme heat. there's been a number of states that have actually outlawed such rules at the state level, florida and texas being the two biggest examples. and people are dying on the job when it is extremely hot out. think of like cultural workers, think of construction workers. the regulations would not apply to first responder

host: and joining us to talk about climate change and extreme weather events is andrew freedman. he's a senior climate reporter for axios. andrew, welcome to the program. guest: thanks for having me. host: so hurricane beryl is category four storm. it's the earliest such storm in recorded history. you said nan article that this is just a warning of what is to come. so what is to come? guest: yeah, so talking to scientists really what they're telling me is this storm formed in an area where you wouldn't expect a strong storm to form at this time of year. it's usually pretty hostile to hurricanes. east of the islands that make up the lesser an teals, the ocean is relative cool. you have dry air at this time of the year. and hurricanes don't really thrive in that environment. however, this season is unlike any that we've ever seen. there is record warm waters with, including the caribbeans. and there's an event that's develop negative tropical pacific which further enhances the chances for an above normalcy -- in the atlantic. and beryl really drove home in a number of records it bro