Jennifer L. Selin has received funding and/or support for her research on the executive branch from the Administrative Conference of the United States. The views in this piece are those of the author ...

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Click the downloadable graphic: U.S. Billion Dollar Disaster Climatology The U.S. was hit with a record 28 billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in 2023. These events resulted in an estimated ...

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