Hillary: ‘Hurricane Matthew Was Likely More Destructive Because of Climate Change’

"Now, some will say, you know, we’ve always had hurricanes, they’ve always been destructive. And that’s true. But hurricane Matthew was likely more destructive because of climate change. Right now the ocean is at or near record high temperatures and that contributed to the torrential rainfall and the flash flooding we saw in the Carolinas. Sea levels have risen about a foot, one foot, in much of the southeast which means that Matthew’s storm surge was higher and the flooding more severe. Plus as you know, the impact of climate change goes beyond extreme events like hurricanes. It’s become a daily reality here in Miami."