This year — with record-shattering high temperatures, explosive wildfires, intense drought, massive flooding, and destructive storms — no region has been immune to the signs of a warming climate.
This is our new normal. Even under the most optimistic scenarios, including the historic decision from the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP 28, to transition away from fossil fuels, we will continue to see more climate-related crises with greater frequency and severity.
And climate change is killing us.