In the run-up to the November 3 presidential election in the United States, US President Donald Trump has rekindled the controversy over climate change in the country.
Trump has raised concerns about climate change during a visit to devastated California. The weather will start to get cold soon, he told an official.
The wildfires, which began in early August in the western coastal states of California, Oregon and Washington, have so far burned about 2 million hectares and killed at least 38 people. Trump, skeptical of climate change, has blamed poor forest management for the crisis. The fires started spreading on a large scale from last week.
On the same day, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden called Trump a climate arsonist. Speaking at an event in Delaware, he said that if his opponent stays in the White House for another four years, the United States will be seen in a burning state. Trump met with state officials fighting the blaze at a break near the California capital, Sacramento, while touring the damaged area on the West Coast.
He also blamed poor forest management for the fires. An official here appealed to the president not to ignore science. But Trump dismissed the appeal, saying, Soon the weather will start to get colder, you just see, science actually knows everything, I don’t think so.
Asked if climate change was a factor in the widespread wildfires, he told reporters: I think the management situation is to blame. Disclosing any information that does not agree with the opinion is nothing new for Trump.
Trump did not use the mask for many days after the virus outbreak, denying the role of the mask in preventing coronary infections. He withdrew from that position in the face of widespread criticism. He called off the lockdown because of the economy, despite rising infection rates in the states. Even in the midst of this epidemic, he has been holding election meetings and rallies.
The political debate over the cause of the fire began before Trump went to inspect the fire situation in California. Democratic governors in the West Coast have previously accused Trump of denying the role of climate change in the fires. Democratic governors say the fires are the result of climate change.
Many studies have also linked massive wildfires to increasing global warming. But President Trump has blamed poor forest management for the current wildfire situation. The governor of Washington said the effects of climate change are spreading fires from state to state. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown says the same thing. He said that everyone should learn from this fire and do something to prevent climate change as much as possible.
The same tone is heard in the voice of California Governor Gavin Newsom. He said in a statement on Friday that the fires had shown that there was no room for debate on climate change. He called on Trump to step down in Oregon to monitor the situation. California recently recorded warming in August. Death Valley had record temperatures. California authorities have warned that there is a risk of further fires due to strong south winds and low humidity.
2021-05-04 17:21:46
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