In 2015, a storm defied all expectations. Hurricane Joaquin was born from a non-tropical low that forecasters believed would fizzle out. Instead, fueled by unusually warm waters, it exploded into a terrifying Category 4 monster, parking itself over the Bahamas and unleashing catastrophic destruction.
This episode tracks the unpredictable beast and its devastating human cost. We uncover the heartbreaking tragedy of the cargo ship El Faro, lost with all hands to the storm's fury. We also explore how Joaquin caused historic, one-in-a-thousand-year floods hundreds of miles away, securing its legacy as one of the Atlantic's most infamous and unique hurricanes.
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