![]() “In a world that’s warmer than it used to be, all weather events are affected by the warming planet,” Obama said. He noted that rising tide levels in New York increased the impact of Hurricane Sandy, while record temperatures killed crops and increased food prices in the Midwest. The president noted that the 12 warmest years in recorded history have all come within the last 15 years, and said that rising temperatures were increasing the severity and impact of storms. “We know that the costs of these events can be measured in lost lives and lost livelihoods.” Human activity is contributing to it,” Obama said. “Sticking your head in the sand might make you feel safer, but it’s not going to protect you from the coming storm.”Įarlier in his remarks, Obama said the “overwhelming judgement of science, of chemistry, of physics, and millions of measurements” put “to rest” questions about pollution affecting the environment. ![]() “We don’t have time for a meeting of the flat-Earth society,” Obama said. President Obama angrily blasted climate change skeptics during his energy policy speech Tuesday at Georgetown University, saying he lacked “patience for anyone who denies that this problem is real.” ![]()
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