; (bb) permafrost thaw; (cc) aridification; or (dd) higher air temperatures. (II) Weather events and natural disasters, such as severe storms, flooding, high winds, drought, wildfire, rockslides, mudslides, and other slope instabilities, sinkholes, tsunami, earthquakes, and extreme weather, including extreme temperature and precipitation. (C) Eligible airport sponsor In this section, the term eligible airport sponsor means a sponsor of an airport that is included in the national plan of integrated airport systems described in section 47103 of title 49, United States Code. (D) Clarification Projects funded under the pilot program under this section may be for new projects as well as for making improvements to existing infrastructure and may include the purchasing of monitoring equipment or monitoring services. (2) Consultation In establishing the pilot program under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— (A) engage in a public comment period; and (B) consult with— (i) the Administrator; (ii) the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; (iii) The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration