After days of terrifying predictions, Irma arrived in the Florida Keys last Sunday morning and on the Florida mainland Sunday afternoon. It entered the state as a Category 4 hurricane and left as a still-powerful tropical storm. The question now is whether local residents will link the intensifying extreme weather to the issue of global warming. Initial interviews indicate that the answer is a disappointing “no”… The photo of Fort Myers at better days is from my 2014 visit to the Florida Keys.
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