An estimated 2.5 million people were forced from their homes in the United States by weather-related disasters in 2023, according to new data from the Census Bureau. The numbers, issued Thursday, paint a more complete picture than ever before of the lives of these people in the aftermath of disasters. More than one-third said they had experienced at least some food shortage in the first month after being displaced. More than half reported that they had interacted with someone who seemed to be tr