Published on, Sept. 29 -- September 29, 2025 6:17 AM

One and a half million people stranded by floods in Pakistan face a crisis that feels ripped from ancient mythology. In those ancient stories, harpies descended from storm clouds with sharp talons to snatch the innocent, carrying them away like scattered straw. Today, modern harpies born from carbon emissions sweep across Pakistan's floodplains. Climate change, driven predominantly by these emissions, has intensified monsoon rainfall in Pakistan, increasing the' frequency and severity of floods. From 1992 to 2021, Pakistan suffered nearly $30 billion in climate-related losses-a figure that is expected to increase as the planet continues to warm.

This unfolding catastrophe brings to mi...