Climate Prof. Michael Mann: ‘Direct Connection’ Between Global Warming, Hurricanes

RUSH TRANSCRIPT There s ░░░░░░░░ saying that goes what ░░░░░░░░ in the arctic doesn ░░░░░░░░ stay in the arctic ░░░░░░░░ it s absolutely true ░░░░░░░░ Mann is one of ░░░░░░░░ country s top scientists ░░░░░░░░ has testified before Congress ░░░░░░░░ the threat posed by ░░░░░░░░ change REPORTER Is there ░░░░░░░░ direct connection between the ░░░░░░░░ of the hurricanes we ░░░░░░░░ seeing and climate change ░░░░░░░░ There is a direct ░░░░░░░░ Too often we hear ░░░░░░░░ problem framed as did ░░░░░░░░ change cause this storm ░░░░░░░░ it cause this hurricane ░░░░░░░░ s not the right ░░░░░░░░ to think about it ░░░░░░░░ question is is climate ░░░░░░░░ amplifying the impacts of ░░░░░░░░ hurricanes It absolutely is ░░░░░░░░ Mann explains that as ░░░░░░░░ ice the world s ░░░░░░░░ has melted that has ░░░░░░░░ the overall warming of ░░░░░░░░ planet The world s ░░░░░░░░ have warmed by more ░░░░░░░░ 1 degree fahrenheit It ░░░░░░░░ more moisture into the ░░░░░░░░ making hurricanes stronger with ░░░░░░░░ potential to flood The ░░░░░░░░ majority of climate scientists ░░░░░░░░ that without significant cuts ░░░░░░░░ carbon admissions temperatures will ░░░░░░░░ to climb and problem ░░░░░░░░ continue to get work ░░░░░░░░ I like to use ░░░░░░░░ analogy we re stepping ░░░░░░░░ on to a mine ░░░░░░░░ In Norfolk Virginia knows ░░░░░░░░ better than most Since ░░░░░░░░ enough ice has melted ░░░░░░░░ Greenland to fill Chesapeake ░░░░░░░░ 14 inches of sea ░░░░░░░░ rise here in the ░░░░░░░░ century.