Do you take time to grab the photo albums — or to photograph the house before the damage takes its toll, for insurance purposes? Which treasured heirlooms make the cut — and which are left to an unknown fate?
More and more families — here in America and around the world — are making these difficult decisions every day. Because 2019 has already set a dangerous record: More people displaced by disasters in the first 6 months than any other year.
It’s time to take action — and stand against the Trump Administration’s attempts to attack crucial climate protections. Congress has a chance to do just that with a new bill moving forward.
Take action today, and tell your Representative to stand against Trump’s attacks by cosponsoring the 100% Clean Economy Act!
According to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre — the world’s authoritative source of data and analysis on such matters — a record
7 million people were displaced by natural disasters in the first half of 2019. That’s nearly twice as many as were displaced by conflict and violence. And they expect the number to rise to 22 million by the end of the year.
It's a global problem, and America isn't safe from the destruction. This fall, many Californians have been forced to live without power to protect the state from another wave of devastating wildfires — but as I write this, a fire is still raging across Sonoma County. In the meantime, snowfall records were broken in Colorado and South Dakota.
And according to NOAA, the U.S. has already had ten weather events that have inflicted at least $1 billion in damages this year.
The climate crisis isn't on its way. It's already here.
Tell Congress: It’s time to stop standing idly by while the Trump Administration blocks climate action. Sign onto the 100% Clean Economy Act today.
Thank you for standing with us,
Heather Shelby
Action Network Manager
