US extreme weather survivors are a growing group – now they want to be a political force
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Key context: <p>At a gathering in Texas, near where floods killed 136 people last year, survivors are united on the need for urgent action</p><p>It may be a club none of its members actually want to be in, but the growing number of people in the US affected by extreme weather disasters are starting to organize into a political force.</p><p>Severe wildfires, floods storms and other calamities now touch the lives of huge numbers of Americans – about half of all people in the US by one <a href="https://fema-community-files.s3.amazonaws.com/2023-National-Household-Survey.pdf">estimate</a> – as the climate crisis supercharges extreme events. Some survivors are now coalescing to push for improved disaster response and even action on the politically contentious issue of global heating.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/21/extreme-weather-survivors-climate-crisis">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
At a gathering in Texas, near where floods killed 136 people last year, survivors are united on the need for urgent actionIt may be a club none of its members actually want to be in, but the growing number of people in the US affected by extreme weather disasters are starting to organize into a political force.Severe wildfires, floods storms and other calamities now touch the lives of huge numbers of Americans – about half of all people in the US by one estimate – as the climate crisis supercharges extreme events. Some survivors are now coalescing to push for improved disaster response and even action on the politically contentious issue of global heating. Continue reading...
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