CLIMATE SCIENCE, OR PURE PROFIT MOTIVE?
My daughter lives in the
Bahamas, so I watched Hurricane Dorian closely. While my daughter's island was
spared, sadly the Abacos and Grand Bahama took a direct and deadly hit.
Once again, another
monster storm has destroyed lives, livelihoods and property. For four decades,
climate scientists have warned that a warming climate would make storms more
intense and dangerous.
I find it tragically
ironic that some of the politicians who rely on the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration to help them decide when and where to issue hurricane
advisories and evacuation orders, are the same ones who belittle and ignore
NOAA’s climate research and advice. In both cases, NOAA utilizes super-computer
modeling and scientific consensus to make its predictions.
Are
your local, state and federal representatives listening to climate scientists,
or to special interests who profit from the status quo? If you don’t know, this
is a good time to find out and demand that they utilize sound science to solve
the climate crisis.
After
all, next time my daughter … or your loved one … may not be so lucky.
Connie
Young, Fresno
September 20, 2019
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