In the previous couple of weeks, america has been hit by two hurricanes, Helene and Milton.
Oliver Milman, an surroundings reporter for Guardian US, tells Michael Safi: “The speedy evaluation discovered that world heating had brought on the rains to be heavier, the winds to be stronger, and in each the circumstances of Helene and Milton. Storms of this dimension had been made about twice as seemingly due to the local weather disaster.”
Why have these storms not put the local weather disaster entrance and centre within the presidential marketing campaign?
Oliver tells Michael that the surroundings is a sophisticated difficulty for Democrats, as a result of oil and gasoline manufacturing within the US has hit a document excessive beneath Joe Biden’s premiership. Oliver additionally discusses the disinformation and conspiracy theories which have been unfold – partially by Donald Trump – within the aftermath of the hurricanes.
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