Some of this, of course, is related to fires in California and hurricanes in the southeast that destroyed an enormous amount of utility infrastructure.
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Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Economic hardship, natural disasters such as hurricanes Irma and Maria, and government neglect have since forced many to leave, however.
Climate crisis supercharging typhoons The western Pacific is the most active tropical basin on Earth but global ocean temperatures have been at record levels for each of the last eight years.
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Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
Positioned along the Pacific Ring of Fire, the country is highly susceptible to earthquakes, eruptions, and typhoons.
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