Which Is the Most Underestimated Climate Threat in the US?

With each fraction of a degree Earth’s temperature rises, so does the threat of extreme weather. In the United States, climate change is exacerbating disasters that endanger the public and cost the nation hundreds of billions of dollars per year. Despite this, federal support for climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as disaster preparedness and response, has crumbled under President Trump.

His energy agenda has sought to destroy renewable energy growth and inject new life into the nation’s fossil…