US extreme weather survivors are a growing group – now they want to be a political force

A growing number of US citizens who have survived extreme weather disasters, such as the floods in Texas that killed 136 people last year, are beginning to organize themselves into a political force. These survivors are united by their experiences with severe wildfires, floods, and storms, events that are increasingly impacting a significant portion of the American population, estimated at about half. Their aim is to advocate for more effective disaster response mechanisms and to push for action on the highly debated issue of global heating, reflecting a collective desire to transform personal trauma into political action against the backdrop of a worsening climate crisis.