In the aftermath of two hurricanes hitting Florida in a matter of weeks, GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis disputed the narrative that climate change is leading to stronger storms. [emphasis, links added]
“There is precedent for all this in history,” DeSantis said Thursday. “It is hurricane season. You are going to have tropical weather.”
Environmental activists appear to be pushing the dual hurricanes, Helene and Milton, as evidence that climate change is a serious issue ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
Climate scientists also continue to push the issue despite a history of exaggerating claims about warming global temperatures.
DeSantis, who was criticized by activists and Democrats for removing climate goals from the state statutes to prioritize affordability and reliability rather than “climate change,” pushed back on these claims in a press briefing after Hurricane Milton’s landfall earlier this week.
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After 2 straight days of staring down Hurricane Milton, the Tribal Chief @GovRonDeSantis once again cooks the legacy media who try to bait him into talking about “climate change” (a term we banned in Florida 🤣🤣) pic.twitter.com/lGG8s3MT5P— DeSantis Appreciation Society (@KickboxerEsq) October 10, 2024
One reporter asked the governor Thursday whether the several strong tornados that struck the state ahead of Milton’s arrival were unusual.
DeSantis said: “You can go back and find tornadoes through all of human history” and cited powerful historical hurricanes that hit the state.
“I just think people should put this in perspective,” he said. “They try to take different things that happen with tropical weather and act like it’s something. There is nothing new under the sun.”
Governor @RonDeSantis shot down a news reporter today who tried to get him to blame Hurricane Milton on climate change. He didn’t evade it either — he directly answered the question and cited stats to debunk the claim.
Oh, and those stats Governor DeSantis cited? They were… pic.twitter.com/eeribQJT9a
— Chris Martz (@ChrisMartzWX) October 10, 2024
Powerful hurricanes have impacted the United States throughout its history. In 1900, a Category 4 storm slammed into Galveston, Texas, killing 8,000 and leveling thousands of buildings.
A similar storm hit Miami, Florida, in 1926 with a much lower death toll of between 373 and 800 people.
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Unlike here in California Florida isn’t run by Idiots/Liberal Democrats