ago. here is what the president said after touring damage and sitting down with families affected promising help and action. >> the swag is a blinking code red for our nation because the combination of extreme drought, the driest period june to december ever recorded, unusually high winds, no snow on the ground to start. created a tinder box, literally. we can't ignore the reality that these fires are being supercharged or being supercharged by change in the weather. >> as highlighted by ott guardian" it capped a catastrophic year for the u.s. in which 650 people died from climate disasters including heat waves, hurricanes, fires, and floods. measures to mitigate the climate crisis are in the president's build back better bill which hangs in the balance stalled in the senate.