In many ways, Trump is the first president of the climate catastrophe era. No wall Trump succeeds in building would be able to deal with the 140 million climate refugees that the World Bank predicts by mid-century. As Bill McKibben, the climate expert who first warned of the climate change threat 30 years ago, noted, “The problem with climate change is that it’s a timed test. ... We’re not playing for stopping climate change. Read more:Joel Clement: Once again, the U.S. embarrasses itself on climate changeJennifer Rubin: Trump’s climate change rhetoric won’t workPaul Waldman: The GOP’s answer to catastrophic climate change?

Source: Washington Post May 21, 2019 12:56 UTC