US confronts floods, heatwaves, smoky skies all at once amid Trump aid cuts

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The US is currently facing multiple simultaneous disasters including floods in Texas, extreme heat on the East Coast, and wildfire smoke affecting the Midwest and Northeast, exacerbating health risks amid climate change. Experts warn such compound weather events are becoming more frequent and challenging.

Across the US this week, different disasters – from Canadian wildfire smoke darkening the skies in the Midwest and northeast to extreme heat along the east coast to catastrophic flooding in Texas – are disrupting daily life and putting people’s health at risk. When multiple weather catastrophes play out like this at the same time, or in quick succession, experts refer to them as compound events. As climate change makes compound events more likely, experts warned that grappling with them is...