'It's hyped up': climate change skeptics in the path of Hurricane Florence
Scientists say global warming is behind severe storms but many who face them don’t think humans are the problem
Scientists warn that human-induced climate change is responsible for an increase in the number and severity of storms – such as Hurricane Florence, which has engulfed the Carolinas in the last week.
But many who weathered the tempest, deep in Trump country, don’t believe global warming fueled it and don’t think humans are the problem – or the solution.
As the world’s oceans warm at a faster rate, hurricanes become more likely, and there has been an increase in storms since the start of the more numerous and even ferocious hurricanes are , and the US government is the central issue even as America’s coasts get battered and inland areas .
