The Biden administration recently announced nearly $3 billion for communities nationwide to “build resilience to climate change and extreme weather events,” the Federal Emergency Management Agency reported. A Monday press release from FEMA revealed that the funding will come from the Biden administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed by Congress last year. The agency noted that…
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Climate change helped Ian gain strength : NPR
Hurricane Ian left debris in Punta Gorda, Fla. after it made landfall. Storms like Ian are more likely because of climate change. RICARDO ARDUENGO/AFP via Getty Images hide caption Hurricane Ian left debris in Punta Gorda, Fla. after it made landfall. Storms like Ian are more likely because of climate change. Hurricane Ian was just…
St. Louis and Kentucky floods: How climate change intensified them – The Washington Post
In the natural world, water is controlled by absorption into soils and evacuation into streams and rivers. Man-made measures to regulate water include culverts and storm drains. But these systems have limits, depending on their design and location, and the intensity of the rain. Once these systems are overwhelmed, water begins to run off in…
