Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) said on CNN's “Inside Politics” Friday that climate change is making hurricanes more devastating when discussing the effects of Hurricane Helen. Ta.
“This storm was 420 miles wide at one point, and it seems like it's part of a trend where storms are simply getting bigger than they used to be, probably because of climate change,” host Dana Bash said. spoke. What do you think about that? ”
Scott said, “No one knows, but you're right. Irma was bigger than our state. This was huge. And you know what else happened? What it looks like is that the storm surge is getting worse. We've had storm surges of over 10 feet.”
He continued, “Don't just think about the wind, think about the water. Right now in Florida, most of the deaths are caused by water, not wind. So what's going on? , the water comes in and just floods in and sucks everything out, including you, if it stays there.”
Mr Scott added: Something is happening—no one knows why, but something is changing, a massive storm, a massive storm surge. So you have to understand this, but here's the advantage. I'll try it. We will build more resiliently. I'll be back. I live in the most amazing state with amazing people who are incredibly resilient. ”
Bash said: “When you say something is happening, isn't it obvious that the climate is changing? That's changing the size of the storms, making them as big as what you just described. “There is.”
“Something is definitely changing. The climate is definitely changing,” Scott said.
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