About one in three Americans reported in a recent Gallup poll that they have personally experienced an extreme weather event within the last two years.
Why it matters: Climate change is fueling more severe and common storms, floods and wildfires nationwide — and experts say disaster relief systems aren't built to withstand the resulting mass displacement.
Boldface names in the carbon removal sector and wider climate world want to make something crystal clear: They don't see the tech as a substitute for cutting emissions, and neither should you.
Driving the news: "Emission reductions and [carbon dioxide removal] should be clearly distinguished from each other," the direct air capture company Climeworks said in a lengthy new statement.
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport reopened Friday morning with extensive delays due to only one runway being available, days after heavy rain slammed South Florida and caused widespread flooding.
The big picture: Broward County Public Schools said the sixth-largest district in the U.S. would be closed Thursday and Friday as cars, buildings and roads were inundated with floodwaters after over two feet of rainfall fell in some areas over Wednesday night.
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, who first burst onto the international climate policy scene with a searing speech at 2021's COP26 conference in Glasgow, is now spearheading a push for global institutions to finally meet the challenges of environmental degradation.
Why it matters: Her effort, known as the Bridgetown Initiative, or another like it may help avert the suffering of billions in the developing world, who are acutely vulnerable to a changing climate.
