Nature Podcast

Satellite imaging has shown population increases are 10x higher in flood prone areas than previously thought, and a new way to introduce fairness into a democratic process.In this episode:00:47 Calculating how many people are at risk of floods.Researchers have used satellite imagery to estimate the number of people living in flood-prone regions. They suggest that the percentage of people exposed to floods has increased 10 times more than previously thought, and with climate change that number is only set to climb.Research Article: Tellman et al.News and Views: The fraction of the global population at risk of floods is growing09:41 Research HighlightsPeople are happy to be selfish towards a crowd, but generous to an individual; and how wildfire smoke affects clouds’ brightness.Research Highlight: ‘Robber’ experiment tests generosity — with sobering resultsResearch Highlight: Wildfire smoke creates brighter clouds — and weather changes12:01 Making democracy fairerCitizens’ assemblies are small groups of people