NBC political director Chuck Todd issued a strong statement on the forces behind Hurricane Sandy on Wednesday, attributing the recent frequency in severe storms to climate change.
“Second year in a row the New York Metro area hit by this stuff,” Todd said during MSNBC’s “The Daily Rundown.” “Let’s not bury our heads in the sand when it comes to — something has changed in the Atlantic. The climate has changed. It’s called climate change, folks.”
Hurricane Sandy’s devastating impact on the East Coast, particularly New Jersey and New York, has reawakened the national discussion on global warming and how climate change has impacted weather patterns. Climate change experts warn that rising sea levels spurred by global warming trends are likely to exacerbate extreme weather events like Sandy.
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