Wildfire smoke recently blanketed the Midwest and Northeast — at times giving U.S. cities the worst air quality in the world.
These events show one danger of global warming: Simultaneous climate disasters can play off one another, further worsening extreme weather and straining limited resources.
Consider some examples:For years, the U.S. and Australia shared firefighting resources because their fire seasons do not typically overlap.
In both cases, the two conditions, exacerbated by climate change, compounded each other to cause more disasters.
States often support each other during natural disasters by sending equipment or opening residents’ homes to people who have been displaced.
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