"I have approved Emergency Declarations for the Historic Winter Storms headed to the Great State of South Carolina and the Commonwealth of Virginia. With the help of FEMA and our State partners, we will keep everyone safe, and make sure both States have the support they need. We will continue to monitor, and stay in touch with all States in the path of this storm. Stay Safe, and Stay Warm!"
"In reality, the climate crisis is causing more instability in weather systems and patterns, disrupting the polar vortex and bringing more extremes amid rapidly rising global temperatures. Arctic temperatures are more frequently and persistently sweeping across parts of the US not accustomed to prolonged severe cold weather. Trump has long been a climate crisis skeptic and has been consistently pulling the US back from domestic climate action and international treaties to curb global heating driven by human-caused emissions, while spinning inaccurate information."
"Share States of emergency have been announced in 16 states including Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. Emergency declarations were also made in Missouri, Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. New York added itself to the list later on Friday, as did Arkansas, Kansas and Kentucky. Muriel Bowser, the mayor of Washington DC, has declared a state of emergency in the district."
Historic winter storms prompted emergency declarations across multiple U.S. states and a Washington, D.C. district, with at least 16 states named and others adding later. Federal coordination with FEMA and state partners was authorized to support affected areas, including emergency declarations for South Carolina and Virginia. Over 220 million people were likely to be affected as the system moved through the Midwest and southern United States. The climate crisis is increasing instability in weather systems, disrupting the polar vortex, and causing Arctic air to sweep into regions unaccustomed to prolonged severe cold. Political skepticism and policy rollbacks have reduced U.S. climate action and international engagement.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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