Hurricane Ian fuels calls for Biden to declare a climate emergency
With Puerto Rico and Florida still reeling from a pair of hurricanes—one of which made landfall again Friday as a Category 1 storm in South Carolina—activists across the United States have renewed calls for President Joe Biden to declare a climate emergency."Is it time to declare a climate emergency yet?" NASA climate scientist Peter Kalmus—among the outspoken experts demanding more action from the U.S. government—tweeted Thursday.As Jean Su at …
Destructive hurricanes fuel calls for Biden to declare climate Emergency
"Is it time to declare a climate emergency yet?" NASA climate scientist Peter Kalmus—among the outspoken experts demanding more action from the U.S. government—tweeted Thursday.As Jean Su at the Center for Biological Diversity explained earlier this year, "Declaring a climate emergency isn't a catchphrase, it's a vital suite of actions to protect people and the planet from this crisis."Su co-authored a February report for her group detailing som…
Destructive Hurricanes Fuel Calls for Biden to Declare Climate Emergency
"Mother Nature is not waiting for the president or Congress to declare a climate emergency. She's showing us in real-time here in the United States—with wildfires, floods, heatwaves, hurricanes, and drought."
