Neal Flanagan, a research scientist at Duke University, works near a solar panel powering a sensor that measures carbon emissions Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Belhaven, N.C. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Construction materials sit near a peatland restoration site Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Belhaven, N.C. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Curtis Richardson, an ecology professor at Duke University, holds peat soil Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Belhaven, N.C. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

A surfer catches a wave as large waves from Hurricane Marie break on the shore, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, on Huntington Beach, southern Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

Binoculars are pointed towards the ocean as large waves from Hurricane Marie break on the shore, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, on Huntington Beach, southern Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

Beachgoers stand in thick humidity as large waves from Hurricane Marie break on the shore, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, on Huntington Beach, southern Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

People walk on a pier as large waves from Hurricane Marie break on the shore, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, on Huntington Beach, southern Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

This satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Lowell near Hawaii on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. (NOAA via AP)