This Planet Videos September 2018

Hurricane Florence was a monster It damaged 4300 homes in North Carolina The National Flood Insurance Program will give many N.C. homeowners money to rebuild. Again. In Belhaven N.C. : Over the last 40 years 120 homes received $13,400,000 to rebuild 5 homes were paid to rebuild 10 times But only about 40 homes received money to reduce exposure to the next flood.

DNA analysis has confirmed the first known hybrid of a melon-headed whale and a rough-toothed dolphin, spotted off the coast of Hawaii. Scientists say that a single male hybrid doesn't mean a new species is emerging. But new hybrids - like grolar bears, crosses between grizzlies and polar bears - are popping up in recent years.

Can cows repair climate damage? Southern California Gas agreed to pay nearly $120 million to address climate impacts and health concerns from the huge Aliso Canyon gas leak. It released 109 thousand tons of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, into the atmosphere. The plan? Capture methane from cow poop.