New York Times: We are now firmly ensconced in the Age of Extreme Weather. According to the Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, there have been more than four times as many weather-related disasters in the last 30 years than in the previous 75 years. The United States has experienced more of those disasters than any other country. Just this month, a swarm of tornadoes shredded the central states. California and Florida have been scorched by wildfires, and a crippling …
Farewell, Fair Weather
New York Times: We are now firmly ensconced in the Age of Extreme Weather. According to the Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, there have been more than four times as many weather-related disasters in the last 30 years than in the previous 75 years. The United States has experienced more of those disasters than any other country. Just this month, a swarm of tornadoes shredded the central states. California and Florida have been scorched by wildfires, and a crippling …
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