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Texas Crisis Is Proof The U.S. Is Badly Unprepared For Climate Change

More extreme cold is coming to places that aren't used to it, and that means Texas' recent freeze probably won't be the last.
Posted at 4:57 PM, Feb 19, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-19 16:57:47-05

The U.S. officially rejoined the Paris Climate Agreement Friday, a move that will recommit the U.S. to reducing emissions and helping slow global warming. But we're already living through the impact of climate change, and our infrastructure will keep failing if we don't better prepare it for extremes.