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What are we witnessing right now as far as climate? >> it's something really new. it's a change in the landscape. having sandstorms in this kind of landscape is not something usual and having the effects of sandstorms shows that nature is changing, the environment is changing, and the climate change is affecting this area more than the rest of madagascar. >> rainfall patterns have grown erratic. and scientists say temperatures in the region are rising at double the global rate. >> it's not just this year, it's building up, you know? it's year after year that the rains are less and that people ...

Frustrating delays got longer and longer. american blaming high winds thursday at their largest hub, dallas/ft. worth airport. writing in a note to employees, "we could only use two runways instead of the usual five." the other problem, a lack of staff. post-pandemic, airlines are racing to rehire and retrain thousands of workers -- and the timing. >> when bad weather hits an airline at the end of the month, the problems are exacerbated because often crews are out of the legal amount of time they're allowed to work. >> reporter: david, american said that 1,800 of its workers were set to return...

Is climate. more than a million people facing hunger and starvation in southern madagascar and we boarded a small plane with the world food program to get to the south. and what we witnessed when we got there. we are allowed onboard one of the only flights into southern madagascar. a region so remote, few have made it in during this global pandemic. where right now the u.n. warns of another catastrophe. through the window, a hint of what we'll witness. the scorched landscape. we land where the world food program is waiting for us. the trucks disappearing in the wind-driven sand. five years of ...

Here, let this be the moment when we answer history's call. the president making the case to world leaders that the u.s. will lead on this, after president trump pulled out of the paris climate accord. pointing to his domestic agenda back home. $550 billion to fight climate change. create jobs, clean energy, incentives for electric vehicles. but then back home tonight, a major blow to that domestic agenda, at least for now. senator joe manchin saying today he will not be pressured to vote for it, pointing to, quote, shell games and budget gimmicks to pay for it. and right here tonight on clima...

Capturing the drops of water from a jug in his hand. not letting a drop go to waste. the children are resilient here, but not immune from a worsening climate. and this number tonight. the world carbon project saying the people of madagacar contribute .01% of carbon emissions worldwide. so little, and yet they are truly paying the price. if you would like to learn more, if you would like to help, you can go to abcnews.com. we will continue our reporting later tonight. we hope you will watch or set your dvr for a special edition of "nightline," right after jimmy kimmel. when we come back here ...