The White House is making more than $1 billion available to states to address flooding and extreme heat exacerbated by climate change.
The White House is making more than US$1 billion available to states to address flooding and extreme heat exacerbated by climate change.
Multiple Western states continued heat advisories amid a prolonged drought that has dried reservoirs and threatened communities across the region. "Communities across our nation are experiencing first-hand the devastating impacts of the climate change and the related extreme weather events that follow -- more energized hurricanes with deadlier storm surges, increased flooding and a wildfire season that's become a year-long threat," FEMA head Deanne Criswell said.
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