EditorialHomes are left destroyed after storm surge from Hurricane Nicole collapsed the sea wall on Wilbur Beach, in Wilbur-By-The-Sea, Fla. on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. (Zack Wittman/The New York Times)
EditorialHomes are left destroyed after storm surge from Hurricane Nicole collapsed the sea wall on Wilbur Beach, in Wilbur-By-The-Sea, Fla. on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. (Zack Wittman/The New York Times)
EditorialHomes are left destroyed after storm surge from Hurricane Nicole collapsed the sea wall on Wilbur Beach, in Wilbur-By-The-Sea, Fla. on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. (Zack Wittman/The New York Times)
EditorialHomes are left destroyed after storm surge from Hurricane Nicole collapsed the sea wall on Wilbur Beach, in Wilbur-By-The-Sea, Fla. on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. (Zack Wittman/The New York Times)
EditorialHomes are left destroyed after storm surge from Hurricane Nicole collapsed the sea wall on Wilbur Beach, in Wilbur-By-The-Sea, Fla. on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. (Zack Wittman/The New York Times)
EditorialHomes are left destroyed after storm surge from Hurricane Nicole collapsed the sea wall on Wilbur Beach, in Wilbur-By-The-Sea, Fla. on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. (Zack Wittman/The New York Times)
EditorialA photo provided by Northern Tornadoes Project/Western University shows tornado evidence in Lac Quenouille, Canada on July 1, 2022. (Northern Tornadoes Project/Western University via The New York Times)
EditorialPresident Joe Biden walks up stairs to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, for a trip to Kentucky in the wake of tornadoes and extreme weather that hit the region. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
EditorialThe remains of homes damaged by tornados in Dawson Springs, Ky., on Dec. 13, 2021. A storm system that spawned multiple tornadoes, including one that flattened most of this small town, killed dozens of people across five states and left a deep scar of devastation.(William Widmer/The New York Times)
EditorialFlor Almanzan, who was working at the Mayfield Consumer Products candle factory when a swarm of tornadoes that plowed paths of ruin across six American states reduced it to rubble and put her in the hospital, at her home in Mayfield, Ky., Dec. 14, 2021. (Johnny Milano/The New York Times)
EditorialDebris is cleared from a storm damaged property in Mayfield, Ky., Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, after tornadoes and extreme weather ravaged the area over the weekend. (Johnny Milano/The New York Times)
EditorialUS President Joe Biden receives a briefing on the Federal response to the tornadoes and extreme weather that impacted multiple states Friday night, Washington, District of Columbia, USA - 13 Dec 2021
EditorialUS President Joe Biden receives a briefing on the Federal response to the tornadoes and extreme weather that impacted multiple states Friday night
EditorialUS President Joe Biden receives a briefing on the Federal response to the tornadoes and extreme weather that impacted multiple states Friday night
EditorialA home is missing a portion of the roof in Dawson Springs, Ky., on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, where a tornado flattened much of the town on Friday night. (William Widmer/The New York Times)
EditorialUS President Joe Biden receives a briefing on the Federal response to the tornadoes and extreme weather that impacted multiple states Friday night
EditorialA broken tree covers a car in Newnan, Ga., on Friday, March 26, 2021, after a storm swept through the area on Thursday. (Johnathon Kelso/The New York Times)
EditorialAn image provided by the National Weather Service shows the elevated risk for strong storms across much of the south. (National Weather Service via The New York Times)
EditorialBirds navigate the worsening conditions as Hurricane Delta approached the Gulf Coast, in Duson, La., on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. (Emily Kask/The New York Times)