Headline image: Charles Andrews, 57, walks home through his neighborhood in Waco, Texas as severe winter weather conditions over the last few days have forced road closures and power outages over the state, Feb. 17, 2021. (AFP Photo) via Sputniknews: Homeland Security Adviser Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall informed reporters Thursday that the winter weather situations in Texas and other areas "demonstrate to us that climate change is real and it's happening now and we're not adequately prepared for it." Speaking of the ongoing storm that has begun to threaten Americans' livelihood, Sherwood-Randall revealed that at least one million individuals remain without power. The Homeland Security official explained that due to the concentration of outages in Texas, the White House has authorized the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide "immediate assistance" to Texas. At least 60 generators, 729,000 liters of water, 225,000 meals and tens of thousands of blankets have already been