BERLIN (AP) — It’s safe to say that anyone flying to this year’s global climate conference in Madrid had better have a watertight excuse if they meet Greta Thunberg. Wietfeldt fears climate change could trigger massive economic and social problems akin to those seen in the 1930s, when severe drought caused mass migration away from America’s farming heartlands to the western states. “Some of the things I have been doing to reduce climate change are planting of trees,” the 15-year-old said. But indications are that in the upcoming United States presidential election at least, climate change will play a prominent role. In Louisiana, facing epic land loss that will only worsen if global warming raises sea levels further, confronting climate change is no mere student fad.

Source: Egypt Independent November 28, 2019 08:26 UTC