The Darden Clarkeend of the 2021 hurricane season was officially November 30. This year, there was a lot of hurricane activity. Today on the show, producer Thomas Lu talks to meteorologist Matthew Cappucci about this year's hurricane season — the ups, the lulls, and the surprising end. Plus — how climate change might be affecting these storms.

You can follow Thomas on Twitter @ThomasUyLu and Matthew @MatthewCappucci. Email Short Wave at ShortWave@NPR.org.

This episode was produced by Eva Tesfaye, edited by Gisele Grayson and fact checked by Margaret Cirino and Rasha Aridi. The audio engineer was Patrick Murray.