President Joe Biden rebuked climate change science skeptics on Wednesday during a visit to investigate storm damage from flooding caused by Hurricane Helene. [emphasis, links added]
Six days after the storm first made landfall in Florida, the president toured South and North Carolina aboard a Marine One helicopter to view historic flooding and destruction.
More than 160 people have been confirmed dead in six states after the hurricane brought historic rains that flooded entire towns, washed away homes, damaged many highways and devastated the region.
“No one can deny the impact of the climate crisis anymore. At least I hope they can't,” he said. “They must be brain dead if they did that.”
Biden blames climate change for exacerbating the intensity of hurricanes like Helen.
“Scientists report that storms like Helen are getting stronger as warming oceans bring more intense rainfall,” he said. “Today in North Carolina, I'm seeing the effects of this fury.”
The president described the storm as a “truly historic storm” and pledged continued federal aid to help storm victims.
Biden: “No. No more assistance for hurricane victims.
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Biden also called on everyone to “put politics aside” during times of crisis.
He said there are no Democrats or Republicans, there are only Americans.
The president arrived at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport in Greer, South Carolina, then took a helicopter tour of the storm's damage, concluding with a briefing from emergency responders and local officials at the Raleigh Emergency Operations Center. access.
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