Record rainfall and mudslides forced closures just as tourism season ramped up. Virtually none of America’s national parks are untouched by extreme weather and climate change.
The report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change indicated that among other consequences of global warming, heavy rains fueled by warmer air will increase the number of deadly floods across the planet.
The House budget unveiled Thursday includes almost $2 billion for flood prevention, resiliency and stormwater and wastewater infrastructure, but a provision affecting wetlands protection may conflict with those goals.
