US extreme weather survivors are a growing group – now they want to be a political force

The Guardian reports the following. EcoAlaxy Finance is republishing it as an attributed briefing, not as independently confirmed fact, and not as investment advice. If this item is false or incomplete, the responsibility sits with The Guardian, which released it. At a gathering in Texas, near where floods killed 136 people last year, survivors are united on the need for urgent action 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. 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... Original link: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/21/extreme-weather-survivors-climate-crisis