Severe Storms Expose Gaps in Regional Preparedness While America Faces Growing Climate Risks

As a fierce storm system barreled through the Southeast this past weekend, communities from Louisiana to Florida found themselves grappling with tornado warnings, snapped power poles, and severe property damage. Near Lake Charles, Louisiana, the destruction was stark: a thunderstorm's high winds overturned a horse trailer and a Mardi Gras float, damaged airport facilities, and flung parts of residential structures into power lines. Similar scenes unfolded along rural towns like Jena and Cheneyville where toppled poles darkened neighborhoods.Thankfully, no serious injuries or deaths were reported. But how much luck do we have when such storms grow more frequent? This latest...