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We see first-hand how more disasters are driving more people to seek assistance.</span></p> </div></div> <div class="content-card-with-video"> <div class="content-card-video-main single hide-description hidden" data-source="vimeo" data-option="single" data-id="832311884"> <div class="content"> <div class="current-video-container"> <div class="current-video-player"></div> <div class="current-video-header"> <button class="current-video-preview" data-image-src="/content/dam/redcross/enterprise-assets/video-thumbnails/832311884.jpg" title="cloud swirl over the earth"> <span class="play-button rco-ui-icon-play-icon hide-for-medium"></span> <span class="hidden-off-screen">Play Video</span> </button> <div class="current-video-info hide-for-small"> <span class="play-button rco-ui-icon-play-icon hide-for-small"></span> <p class="current-video-title"></p> </div> </div> <div class="current-video-caption single hide-description"> <span class="counter"></span> <span class="description"></span> </div> </div> <div class="video-gallery" data-limit="1"> <div class="row"></div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section-control parbase"> <div id="extreme-disasters-on-the-rise" class="section-control-container column-container background-white medium jump-link-target gutter-twenty " style="background-color: #ffffff" data-jump-text="Extreme Disasters on the Rise" data-jump-link-analytics="jump link not set" data-region-type="include" data-subsource-type="include"> <div class="box-shadow-container"> <div class="container-fluid main-content"> <div class="row justify-content-center"> <div class="col-md-10 offset-md-1"> <div class="row"> <div class="par-100 col-12 section-par one-col-100 par-1"> <div class="section_header"> <div class="section-header-container" data-title-heading="h3"> <div class="section-header-description"> <h3 class="section-header-title center small" data-aa-temporary-homepage-section-title="temp home page section title not set">Extreme Disasters on the Rise</h3> <div class="section-header-subtitle center">Today, climate crisis impacts are disrupting lives and causing devastating harm. As extreme weather disasters increase, more people need help from the Red Cross.</div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section-control parbase"> <div class="section-control-container column-container background-white medium jump-link-target gutter-twenty " style="background-color: #ffffff" data-jump-link-analytics="jump link not set" data-region-type="include" data-subsource-type="include"> <div class="box-shadow-container"> <div class="container-fluid main-content"> <div class="row justify-content-center"> <div class="col-md-10 offset-md-1"> <div class="row"> <div class="par-50 col-md-6 section-par two-col-50-50 par-1"> <div class="content-card-dynamic"> <div class=" content-card-main dynamic-card slide flip-left slide-bottom addRadius hover"> <div class="dynamic-card-inner " style="transition: all 600ms;"> <div class="dynamic-card-front" style="background-color: #FFF; color: #333333; background-image: url('/content/dam/redcross/about-us/climate-change/Hurricsne-FlippyCard.jpg.transform/1288/q82/feature/image.jpeg'); background-size: cover; background-position: center; transition: all 600ms;"> <div class="content vertical image-should-cover"> <div class="row "> <div class="card-info"> <div class="description text"><h4 style="text-align: center;">Hurricanes »</h4> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="dynamic-card-back" style="background-color: rgb(0,124,175); color: #ffffff; transition: all 600ms;"> <div class="content vertical image-should-cover"> <div class="row "> <div class="card-info"> <div class="description text"><p><b>Hurricanes are becoming more intense and more destructive as these storms bring increased rainfall and higher storm surges. Of the 10 most costly weather disasters in U.S. history, eight are hurricanes.*</b></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="par-50 col-md-6 section-par two-col-50-50 par-2"> <div class="content-card-dynamic"> <div class=" content-card-main dynamic-card slide flip-left slide-bottom addRadius hover"> <div class="dynamic-card-inner " style="transition: all 600ms;"> <div class="dynamic-card-front" style="background-color: #FFF; color: #333333; background-image: url('/content/dam/redcross/about-us/climate-change/Heatwave-FlippyCard.jpg.transform/1288/q82/feature/image.jpeg'); background-size: cover; background-position: center; transition: all 600ms;"> <div class="content vertical image-should-cover"> <div class="row "> <div class="card-info"> <div class="description text"><h4 style="text-align: center;">Heatwaves »</h4> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="dynamic-card-back" style="background-color: rgb(255,129,25); color: #000; transition: all 600ms;"> <div class="content vertical image-should-cover"> <div class="row "> <div class="card-info"> <div class="description text"><p><b>Heatwaves in the U.S. are happening more often, lasting for longer stretches of time and bringing more intense heat. Extreme heat is the number one weather-related cause of death in the U.S.*</b><br /> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section-control parbase"> <div class="section-control-container column-container background-white medium jump-link-target gutter-twenty " style="background-color: #ffffff" data-jump-link-analytics="jump link not set" data-region-type="include" data-subsource-type="include"> <div class="box-shadow-container"> <div class="container-fluid main-content"> <div class="row justify-content-center"> <div class="col-md-10 offset-md-1"> <div class="row"> <div class="par-50 col-md-6 section-par two-col-50-50 par-1"> <div class="content-card-dynamic"> <div class=" content-card-main dynamic-card slide flip-left slide-bottom addRadius hover"> <div class="dynamic-card-inner " style="transition: all 600ms;"> <div class="dynamic-card-front" style="background-color: #FFF; color: #ffffff; background-image: url('/content/dam/redcross/about-us/climate-change/Wildfire-FlippyCard.jpg.transform/1288/q82/feature/image.jpeg'); background-size: cover; background-position: center; transition: all 600ms;"> <div class="content vertical image-should-cover"> <div class="row "> <div class="card-info"> <div class="description text"><h4 style="text-align: center;">Wildfires »</h4> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="dynamic-card-back" style="background-color: rgb(225,63,34); color: #ffffff; transition: all 600ms;"> <div class="content vertical image-should-cover"> <div class="row "> <div class="card-info"> <div class="description text"><p><b>In the U.S., wildfire seasons are lasting longer, and fires are becoming more frequent and aggressive. In the last 40 years, the number of acres burned by wildfires has more than tripled.*<br /> </b><br /> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="par-50 col-md-6 section-par two-col-50-50 par-2"> <div class="content-card-dynamic"> <div class=" content-card-main dynamic-card slide flip-left slide-bottom addRadius hover"> <div class="dynamic-card-inner " style="transition: all 600ms;"> <div class="dynamic-card-front" style="background-color: #FFF; color: #ffffff; background-image: url('/content/dam/redcross/about-us/climate-change/Flood-FlippyCard.jpg.transform/1288/q82/feature/image.jpeg'); background-size: cover; background-position: center; transition: all 600ms;"> <div class="content vertical image-should-cover"> <div class="row "> <div class="card-info"> <div class="description text"><h4 style="text-align: center;">Floods »</h4> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="dynamic-card-back" style="background-color: rgb(84,123,121); color: #ffffff; transition: all 600ms;"> <div class="content vertical image-should-cover"> <div class="row "> <div class="card-info"> <div class="description text"><p><b>Extreme rainfall is becoming more common and more intense as a warmer atmosphere “holds” more moisture. More than 14.6 million properties in the U.S. face a risk of flooding.*<br /> </b><br /> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section-control parbase"> <div class="section-control-container column-container background-white medium jump-link-target gutter-twenty " style="background-color: #ffffff" data-jump-link-analytics="jump link not set" data-region-type="include" data-subsource-type="include"> <div class="box-shadow-container"> <div class="container-fluid main-content"> <div class="row justify-content-center"> <div class="col-md-10 offset-md-1"> <div class="row"> <div class="par-100 col-12 section-par one-col-100 par-1"> <div class="expandablecontent parbase"> <div class="expandable-content-main"> <button class="expandable-trigger" aria-expanded="false"> <span class="expandable-title">* Data Sources</span> <span role="presentation" class="plus-minus"></span> </button> <div class="expandable-content " hidden role="region"> <div class="text parbase"> <div class="rich-text-editor-content" style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px"> <p><b style="background-color: transparent;">Hurricanes</b><br /> </p> <ul> <li>World Weather Attribution. “<a href="https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/wp-content/uploads/ENG_WWA-Reporting-extreme-weather-and-climate-change.pdf">Reporting Extreme Weather and Climate Change: A Guide for Journalists</a>.” </li> <li>NOAA, National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). “<a href="https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/billions/">U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters</a>.” </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><b>Heatwaves</b></p> <ul> <li>Rebuild by Design. “<a href="https://rebuildbydesign.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ATLAS-OF-DISASTER-compressed.pdf">Atlas of Disaster</a>.” </li> <li>EPA. “<a href="https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-heat-waves">Climate Change Indicators: Heat Waves</a>.” </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><b>Wildfire</b></p> <ul> <li>EPA. "<a href="https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-wildfires">Climate Change Indicators: Wildfires</a>.” </li> <li>National Interagency Fire Center. “<a href="https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/statistics/wildfires">Total Wildland Fires and Acres (1983-2022)</a>.” </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><b>Flood</b></p> <ul> <li>World Weather Attribution. “<a href="https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/wp-content/uploads/ENG_WWA-Reporting-extreme-weather-and-climate-change.pdf">Reporting Extreme Weather and Climate Change: A Guide for Journalists</a>.” </li> <li>Nature Climate Change 13, 250–257 (2023). Gourevitch, J.D., Kousky, C., Liao, Y., et al. "<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01594-8">Unpriced climate risk and the potential consequences of overvaluation in US housing markets</a>." </li> </ul> </div></div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section-control parbase"> <div id="families-and-communities-at-risk" class="section-control-container column-container background-white top-padding-twenty medium jump-link-target gutter-twenty " style="background-color: #ffffff" data-jump-text="Families and Communities at Risk" data-jump-link-analytics="jump link not set" data-region-type="include" data-subsource-type="include"> <div class="box-shadow-container"> <div class="container-fluid main-content"> <div class="row justify-content-center"> <div class="col-md-10 offset-md-1"> <div class="row"> <div class="par-100 col-12 section-par one-col-100 par-1"> <div class="spacer parbase"> <div class="spacer-outer" style="padding-bottom: 4rem;"></div></div> <div class="section_header"> <div class="section-header-container" data-title-heading="h3"> <div class="section-header-description"> <h3 class="section-header-title center small" data-aa-temporary-homepage-section-title="temp home page section title not set">Families and Communities at Risk</h3> </div> </div></div> <div class="pullquote parbase"> <div class="pullquote-container" style="padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;"> <div class="pullquote-block white " style="background-color:;"> <p class="small">"As climate disasters continue to worsen, families are counting on all of us to be there for them as they face the impact of more intense, extreme weather-related events. We must act now.”</p> <p class="attribution">Gail McGovern, Chairman of the Board of the American Red Cross</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="content-card-with-image"> <div class="content-card-main"> <div class="content horizontal right-horizontal dark-on-light image-should-cover"> <div class="row "> <div class="image-wrapper aspect-one-one"> <div class="object-fit-image-container "> <img loading="lazy" src="/content/dam/redcross/about-us/climate-change/13391-187-1-to-1.jpg.transform/1288/q82/feature/image.jpeg" class="featured-image"/> </div> </div> <div class="card-info"> <div class="description text"><p>The worsening climate crisis is driving families from their homes. In the last 10 years, <a href="https://www.internal-displacement.org/database/displacement-data">more than 8.5 million people were displaced in the U.S.</a></p> <p>Climate disasters also take a disproportionate toll on low-income families, diverse communities, older adults and people with disabilities. For families who face socioeconomic challenges, this disaster-caused displacement can be catastrophic: When facing an unexpected $400 expense, <a href="https://www.federalreserve.gov/publications/files/2021-report-economic-well-being-us-households-202205.pdf">more than 30% of U.S. adults would need to borrow money or sell personal items to cover it</a>.</p> <p>As the nation’s largest provider of emergency sheltering, the Red Cross works one-on-one with people to help them recover after disasters. 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