SANTA MONICA – Climate Change. Increased rain. Heavier snow. Drier months. Stronger winds. Colder weather. What does it mean for the planet and the people who deal with first world problems and the people who live in the proverbial Southern hemisphere?
In Southern California, there have been heavy rains for the past several years followed by periods of drought and wildfires.
Last week, heavy rainfall flooded the Spanish town of Valencia. One woman lamented the loss of her business and house.
200 people are reported dead and many more are still missing.
In September, wind and water from Typhoon Yagi wreaked havoc in Viet Nam, Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos. UNICEF estimated 6 million children were cut off from clean drinking water, food, shelter and, of course, education.
In 2016, The United States under President Obama legally joined the Paris Accord.
Where does Donald J. Trump stand on Climate Change? Donald Trump removed the USA from the Paris Accord in 2017 and it was official in 2020. During his presidency, he opened previously protected national parks and monuments to drilling.
It is assumed, that if elected, Trump will allow close business ties to acquire mining rights. Minerals are used in Electric Vehicles.
Trump may return pollution controls to previous regulations from decades past.
Trump held a rally in Milwaukee, WI on October 1, 2024. He misled voters when he said that oceans would rise one-eighth of an inch over the next 500 years. NASA data shows that oceans are rising an average of one-eight of an inch every year. “The oceans will rise,” he said, “so what!”
Where does Kamala Harris stand on Climate Change? She has come under fire for comments made about fracking. She flopflopped on the issue and currently supports it.
If elected, Harris would continue the Biden Agenda of funding green businesses while reducing carbon emissions. She will keep the U.S. in the Paris Agreement, which President Biden resigned on his first day in office January 20, 2021.
Some referential content courtesy of Politico, Politifact, UNICEF.
