Montage: Media Politicize Hurricane Harvey, Blame Global Warming, Mock GOP

BERMAN Is there a ░░░░░░░░ to this Why there ░░░░░░░░ so much water associated ░░░░░░░░ this storm One of ░░░░░░░░ things we ve heard ░░░░░░░░ scientists over the last ░░░░░░░░ years is that climate ░░░░░░░░ does impact the intensity ░░░░░░░░ many of the storms ░░░░░░░░ we see READ I ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t attribute what ░░░░░░░░ re looking at here ░░░░░░░░ is not an uncommon ░░░░░░░░ ROBERTS Could climate change ░░░░░░░░ fueling the history making ░░░░░░░░ of this storm It ░░░░░░░░ a question a lot ░░░░░░░░ people are wondering KAKU ░░░░░░░░ watch out there could ░░░░░░░░ more monster hurricanes to ░░░░░░░░ REPORTER There s a ░░░░░░░░ that climate change is ░░░░░░░░ all of this KAKU ░░░░░░░░ we re not sure ░░░░░░░░ The local officials in ░░░░░░░░ didn t have any ░░░░░░░░ to study the effects ░░░░░░░░ climate change in the ░░░░░░░░ or think about whether ░░░░░░░░ city needs to plan ░░░░░░░░ more frequent and more ░░░░░░░░ rainstorms which most scientists ░░░░░░░░ a sure thing TREVELYAN ░░░░░░░░ do have a changing ░░░░░░░░ We do have warming ░░░░░░░░ With warming waters you ░░░░░░░░ more moisture coming into ░░░░░░░░ atmosphere And what hurricanes ░░░░░░░░ love is moisture because ░░░░░░░░ s what gives them ░░░░░░░░ and that s what ░░░░░░░░ happened in this situation ░░░░░░░░ Hurricane Harvey BROWNSTEIN There ░░░░░░░░ no doubt that climate ░░░░░░░░ particularly because of warming ░░░░░░░░ ocean waters and the ░░░░░░░░ waters makes storms like ░░░░░░░░ more common VAUSE President ░░░░░░░░ signed an executive order ░░░░░░░░ back an Obama era ░░░░░░░░ which required all government ░░░░░░░░ to take into account ░░░░░░░░ flood risk which was ░░░░░░░░ caused and the future ░░░░░░░░ risk being caused by ░░░░░░░░ change and rising ocean ░░░░░░░░ and sea levels The ░░░░░░░░ now seems almost ironic ░░░░░░░░ But bigger picture explain ░░░░░░░░ this could be more ░░░░░░░░ do with climate change ░░░░░░░░ Since 1989 what they ░░░░░░░░ a 100 year storm ░░░░░░░░ storm that s only ░░░░░░░░ to happen once in ░░░░░░░░ years since 1989 that ░░░░░░░░ happened six times LIZZA ░░░░░░░░ is saying that this ░░░░░░░░ the storm of the ░░░░░░░░ a 500 year storm ░░░░░░░░ years ago was Katrina ░░░░░░░░ ve had now three ░░░░░░░░ in 12 years that ░░░░░░░░ as bad as this ░░░░░░░░ a lot of Democrats ░░░░░░░░ be saying you know ░░░░░░░░ change this is the ░░░░░░░░ of flooding you would ░░░░░░░░ based on the climate ░░░░░░░░ model TOOBIN Man made ░░░░░░░░ change is a myth ░░░░░░░░ Republican Party is united ░░░░░░░░ that And I think ░░░░░░░░ question we should ask ░░░░░░░░ if the Republican Party ░░░░░░░░ t asking that is ░░░░░░░░ is the role of ░░░░░░░░ made climate change in ░░░░░░░░ like this one It ░░░░░░░░ t necessarily create storms ░░░░░░░░ this but does it ░░░░░░░░ the intensity of these ░░░░░░░░ You know climate change ░░░░░░░░ part of this story.”