Check Your Flight: Winter Storms Threaten South with Widespread Airport Closures and Airline Industry Losses

Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis, discusses the severe impact of an approaching winter storm on the airline industry. Houston has already closed its airport, an unusual occurrence for the region, due to the southward shift of the polar vortex. With temperatures dropping far below average and heavy snow expected in areas like Jacksonville and Louisiana, widespread airport closures are anticipated. McIntyre highlights the airline industry’s growing vulnerability to extreme weather events, ranging from hurricanes to unprecedented blizzards.