Our Future On A Hotter Planet Means More Climate Disasters Happening Simultaneously
NPROur Future On A Hotter Planet Means More Climate Disasters Happening Simultaneously Enlarge this image toggle caption Karl Mondon/MediaNews Group via Getty Images Karl Mondon/MediaNews Group via Getty Images While the Gulf Coast and the Northeast struggle with flooding and power outages, it's easy to forget that wildfires are still raging in the West. Sponsor Message Craig Fugate, former administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, says it's clear to him that natural disasters are happening more often. Erin Coughlan de Perez, a researcher at Tufts University's Feinstein International Center, who also works with the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, says emergency managers around the world are focused on that future. "Obviously that's important, but when those measures prevent people from getting the help that they need, then something is wrong and something needs to change," she says.
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