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        <p class="TitleBlock-subtitle">The Intersectional Issues of a Changing Climate</p>

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<p>Hurricane Harvey has brought over <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/29/us/hurricane-harvey-storm-flooding.html?mcubz=3&amp;_r=0">50 inches of
rain</a>,
setting a
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/29/us/hurricane-harvey-storm-flooding.html?mcubz=3&amp;_r=0">record</a>
for the most rainfall from a single storm in the continental United
States. With the number of reported deaths rising daily, and many
emergency systems overwhelmed, the strain of this disaster will be borne
by thousands of people in the Houston area. As of Wednesday, the Houston
Police Department has rescued over 3,500 people from the flooded area
totaling about <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/29/us/hurricane-harvey-storm-flooding.html?mcubz=3&amp;_r=0">500 square
miles</a>,
and the rain is expected to continue through Friday.</p>

<p>The floods fall with somberly reminiscent timing, on the twelfth
anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. While we must provide for a speedy and
full recovery for those affected by the storm through advocacy,
donations, and action, we must also realize and address the issue
exacerbating extreme weather events: climate change.</p>

<p>The science is clear: <a href="https://climate.nasa.gov/scientific-consensus/">our climate is
warming</a>, and warmer
oceans and a warmer atmosphere lead to <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/07/070730-hurricane-warming.html">higher energy
storms</a>
and <a href="https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-heavy-precipitation">increased
rainfall</a>.
As long as this trend continues, we can expect to see more of these high
intensity storms and hear more somber stories of the struggle and loss
left in their wake.</p>
<h2>Disaster Discriminates</h2>
<div class="Media Media--right"> <div class="Pullquote"> <div class="Pullquote-inner"> <p class="Pullquote-quote">We cannot continue to offload the worst consequences of climate change on the most vulnerable people.</p> </div> </div> </div>

<p>It is also important to note the intersectionality of the effects of
climate change. When disasters like Harvey arrive, lower income
communities and communities of color experience tragedy first and worst.
These communities are often ignored or left until last in recovery
efforts. We must challenge this norm; we cannot continue to offload the
worst consequences of climate change on the most vulnerable people. This
means creating equitable infrastructure with attention to the effects of
climate change, in order to keep everyone, not just the rich, out of
harm’s way.</p>

<p>Compounding this disparity is the fact that Houston is home to an
estimated 600,000 undocumented immigrants, the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/29/us/immigration-harvey-border-patrol.html?mcubz=3">third
most</a>
of any U.S. city. And while the Border Patrol, along with Immigrations
and Customs Enforcement (ICE), suspended routine enforcement at
evacuation sites, the Border Patrol did not suspend operations at Texas
checkpoints. This drew sharp criticism from human rights groups
including the ACLU, for endangering lives. This is just one example of
how natural disasters can fall disproportionately on different groups of
people.</p>
<h2>Building Resilient Communities</h2>
<p>Unfortunately, this disaster comes just <a href="http://www.newsweek.com/trump-signed-away-obamas-flood-risk-rules-weeks-hurricane-harvey-hit-655712">weeks
after</a>
President Trump announced that he was rolling back President Obama’s
<a href="https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2015/01/30/executive-order-establishing-federal-flood-risk-management-standard-and-">Federal Flood Risk Management
Standard</a>.
Created in 2015, this Executive Order sought to improve community
resiliency and protect our economy, public health, and safety by
requiring federal infrastructure projects, like roads, bridges, and
buildings, to take into consideration sea level rise and climate change
projections. President Trump announced in mid-August that he was
overturning this regulation because it slowed down permitting processes
for infrastructure projects.</p>

<p>In response, co-chair and founder of the Climate Solutions Caucus Rep.
Carlos Curbelo (R, FL-26) <a href="https://curbelo.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1655">released a
statement</a>
condemning the decision, noting that “sea level rise and the risk of
severe flooding are a reality for communities across the country. When
you’re on the front lines like South Florida, we know the importance of
having more resilient building codes to protect our infrastructure,
especially when taxpayer dollars are used.”</p>

<p>Congress has a responsibility to make policy decisions that will
provide disaster relief to Houston and the communities affected by this
tragedy. But they also have a responsibility to meaningfully address
climate change and craft policies designed to make communities more
resilient to the effects of extreme weather events.</p>
<h4>As a starting point, members of Congress can:</h4>
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<li><p>Join the bipartisan House <a href="https://www.fcnl.org/updates/join-the-climate-solutions-caucus-614">Climate Solutions
Caucus</a>,
whose goals are to “educate members on economically-viable options
to reduce climate risk and to explore bipartisan policy options that
address the impacts, causes, and challenges of our changing
climate.”</p></li>
<li><p>Publicly oppose President Trump’s rolling back of the Federal Flood
Risk Management Standard.</p></li>
<li><p>Support policies that help communities prepare for extreme weather
events and advance community resiliency.</p></li>
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<p><a href="http://cqrcengage.com/fcnl/stafflookup">Click here to find your member of Congress and their contact information by entering your zip code.</a></p>

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