Deanne Criswell on Climate Change and Storms: ‘These Storms Are Intensifying So Fast’

Reporter Thank you Administrator ░░░░░░░░ what extent do you ░░░░░░░░ climate change as a ░░░░░░░░ of this storm and ░░░░░░░░ other weather events that ░░░░░░░░ re seeing over the ░░░░░░░░ weeks and months CRISWELL ░░░░░░░░ know I m not ░░░░░░░░ to attribute the cause ░░░░░░░░ the storm but what ░░░░░░░░ can say is that ░░░░░░░░ are seeing an increase ░░░░░░░░ the number of severe ░░░░░░░░ events And what we ░░░░░░░░ with this storm as ░░░░░░░░ have seen with several ░░░░░░░░ our hurricanes over the ░░░░░░░░ few years is that ░░░░░░░░ are intensifying more rapidly ░░░░░░░░ to the elevated heat ░░░░░░░░ the water temperature in ░░░░░░░░ Gulf or in the ░░░░░░░░ or whether it s ░░░░░░░░ the Atlantic these storms ░░░░░░░░ intensifying so fast that ░░░░░░░░ local emergency management officials ░░░░░░░░ less time to to ░░░░░░░░ and evacuate and get ░░░░░░░░ to safety This is ░░░░░░░░ that we have to ░░░░░░░░ into consideration as we ░░░░░░░░ our preparedness plans as ░░░░░░░░ local communities build their ░░░░░░░░ plans and how they ░░░░░░░░ going to communicate and ░░░░░░░░ their communities for the ░░░░░░░░ of storms that they ░░░░░░░░ going to face in ░░░░░░░░ future.”