Any number of people have identified global warming as the premier long term crisis. They are often derided by "very serious thinkers" on the right, because...tree hugging hippies, I guess.
The disasters in Puerto Rico, North Carolina and now California are of course difficult to pin solely on climate change. Hurricanes and forest fires are natural events that would happen with or without a warming globe. What climate change does is amplify and intensify these events.
The Camp Fire is an unbelievable tragedy. The speed and intensity of the event has led to who knows how many deaths.
Needless to say, we are not equipped with leadership that will address this issue. Every year, every day counts in trying to get a handle on this, and we are failing the future. Thanks Republicans.
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