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Why Hurricanes Harvey and Irma won't lead to action on climate change

  • Written by Scott Gabriel Knowles, Professor of History, Drexel University
imagePicking up the pieces in Florida after Hurricane Irma. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

It’s not easy to hold the nation’s attention for long, but three solid weeks of record-smashinghurricanes directly affecting multiple states and at least 20 million people will do it.

Clustered disasters hold our attention in ways that singular events cannot...

Read more: Why Hurricanes Harvey and Irma won't lead to action on climate change

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