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Trump continues to deny climate crisis as he visits hurricane-ravaged Georgia

Trump continues to deny climate crisis as he visits hurricane-ravaged Georgia


Trump continues to deny climate crisis as he visits hurricane-ravaged Georgia

Helene has now killed more than 150 people across the region.

A preliminary study from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, published on Monday night, found that climate change caused 50% more rainfall during the hurricane in some parts of Georgia and the Carolinas.

Trump has also come under fire for his ties to Project 2025, a wide-ranging policy blueprint from which the former president has tried to distance himself, but which was written by allies and previous advisers of the former president. The plan leave US communities with far fewer resources to rebuild after climate disasters.

But the proposal would slash protections for flood-affected communities. And it would also more broadly catalyze a dismantling of climate policy, including efforts to curb planet-heating emissions.

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