US Elections: Have Disasters Turned Voters On Climate?

09/14/2020 Sweden



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A hard copy of Dagens Nyheter, 2020-09-14 04:59

Original article address: https://www.dn.se/varlden/usa-brinner-katastroferna-kan-vanda-opinionen-infor-valet/

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Storms, heat, and fires: More and more American voters are seeing the effects of climate change.

Storms, heat and fires will shake America in the fall of 2020, when citizens will have to choose between a president who has abandoned the climate fight and a presidential candidate who promises significant green investments.

But here’s the unexpected news ahead of the November elections: there are signs that polarization in the electorate has lessened on the climate issue.

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Heavy flooding in eastern New Orleans in August 2005, the day after Hurricane Katrina destroyed the levees.

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“Every hurricane season, you wonder if you will have a home or a life when it’s all over,” said Layla Harmon, 17, a climate activist in New Orleans.

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Bradley Beard is investigating the devastation after Hurricane Laura in Hackberry, Louisiana, in late August this year.

Photo: Gerald Herbert / AP

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The fires in California, here in Oroville, are the worst wildfires of modern times.

Photo: Josh Edelson / AFP

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Presidential candidate Joe Biden launched a major climate package in July.

Photo: Matt Slocum / AP

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“I couldn’t be a believer without addressing the climate issue,” said Kyle Meyaard-Schaap of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Photo: Allison Meyaard-Schaap

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Trump in New Orleans to inspect the damage after Hurricane Laura.

Photo: Alex Brandon / AP

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New York in the spring of 2019. The demands of the Green New Deal have affected politics and disasters can affect public opinion.

Photo: Erik Mcgregor / TT

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California Valley, California, September 2020.

Photo: Sandy Huffaker / AFP

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Trump before the Florida Environmental Games in early September.

Photo: Mandel Ngan / AFP

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“We are doing this in hopes of a better future,” said Amy Ndiaye, 17, a climate activist in New Orleans.

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