EditorialDamaged structures on June 18, 2021 in Fair Bluff, N.C., a rural town repeatedly hit by hurricanes and flooding that cannot afford to clear its abandoned downtown. Climate shocks are pushing some places to the brink of insolvency. (Mike Belleme/The New York Times)
EditorialAn abandoned store in downtown Fair Bluff, N.C., five years since flooding from Hurricane Matthew devastated the small town, on June 18, 2021. (Mike Belleme/The New York Times)
EditorialThe abandoned downtown of Fair Bluff, N.C., five years since flooding from Hurricane Matthew devastated the small town, on June 18, 2021. (Mike Belleme/The New York Times)