But for some reason we're loathe to take the next step and connect the dots of extreme floods, heat waves, droughts, and storms popping up across the map.
A total of 23 people have died in floodwaters that have turned an area twice the size of Texas into a disaster zone, following months of heavy rains blamed on La Nina.
The human suffering of millions in Pakistan's floods may have just begun if the country destablizes -- meaning, the U.S. could be there for a very long time.