The Baltimore Sun: Hurricane Ian and climate change: The link is undeniable
The terrible devastation wrought by Hurricane Ian on
In such a terrible disaster as this, one obvious question arises: What can be done to prevent such calamitous consequences from storms in the future? Officials in
Storms like Ian are intensified by warming oceans. That's just a scientific fact. And burning fossil fuels has so increased the levels of carbon and other harmful gases in atmosphere, that the greenhouse effect has worsened.
That's undeniable, too. So at what point does refusing to advocate for reducing greenhouse gas emissions stop being a political two-step for a man who wants to be the next president of
Floridians facing disaster must care enough to lobby for energy conservation or similar measures.
The timing stinks, of course. With the midterm election fast approaching, it's difficult to get politicians to speak on difficult subjects in any terms other than political party talking points. And it's not necessarily even in the interests of
If events like this don't rally Americans to the cause of dealing with climate change, of essentially warding off future disaster, we will lose far more lives than were lost in
The warning signs are all around. Floridians put their faith in the science of weather forecasts, and it saved lives. To ignore the science of climate change now would be to give credence to the claim that it's all about politics and not about facts. And the harm that does extends far beyond the shores of
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