This summer — as blistering heat waves scorched the Southwest, wildfire smoke from Canada choked much of North America, a drought in the central U.S. devastated soybean and corn crops, and storms flooded parts of the Northeast — the perils of climate change weigh heavily across the country.
While the human toll of these extreme weather events is at the forefront, the cost burden and questions about how to prepare for the future are also being considered.
