Why have climate disasters in the U.S. increased in severity over the past 100 years, and how could government intervention mitigate climate change?

I started this project wondering why we're seeing more and more destructive weather events. I narrowed my topic to the United States so that I could focus more on how our government has handled climate change.

I'm interested in this topic because _____________.

As I began my research process, my research question changed and developed. For example, I started by asking ____ and ended up adding clarification of _________ and ___________.