Across the U.S., communities experience climate change in different ways. But the health consequences and destruction from another summer of storms, floods, fires and drought, underscore why it’s time for collective action.
Another summer has gone by and with it more record-breaking weather events. Fueled by a changing climate this summer saw worsening droughts, extreme heat and wildfires. And the catastrophic destruction caused by Hurricanes Fiona and Ian will force communities in Puerto Rico and Florida to undergo a long recovery process.
The above is an excerpt of a piece originally published in Route Fifty.