Climate change, accelerated by the burning of fossil fuels, now threatens the future of the planet as we know it. Scientists associate all of the following with a changing climate: Rising global temperatures and sea levels, warming oceans, extreme weather, and melting glaciers. Yet at recent televised town halls featuring Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis, climate change was not mentioned by either candidate or host journalists. Not a word. Politicians of all stripes and the media have failed to sufficiently highlight this impending environmental disaster.
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Letter: Place attention on climate change
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