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Americans in florida at that time and hurricanes hitting them was a big part of their lure because they happened. that said, yes, the sea level is higher and getting higher, temperatures are warmer, as a policymaker we have to adapt, mitigate against that and have a serious conversation about what percentage of that is due to human activity and what laws or policies can we change that do not destroy our economy but address those factors. its a complicated issue. >> for sure. and, i mean, you say...

Regulations as long as carbon d die oxide reductions are met. so we were able to show what carbon pricing in context can do and how it can actually lead to more economic growth. thats the big difference, and thats what we need in washington, d.c., poppy. members of congress willing to build these solutions out rather than just take positions. >> and you have partnered with a democrat of florida on some of these issues. so bipartisan outreach there. but on september 12th, when you toured the ever...

We know he landed at the airport in panama city beach 20 minutes from now and monitoring that for you and the local reaction. ali? >> all right. thanks for your continued reporting in this and all the hurricanes you cover. in lynn haven, florida, right now. as the president tours today, he backed off the previous claims that climate change is a hoax. but he wavered on whether human activity contributed in an interview on sunday night. a few months after taking office, the president pulled the ...

Who ask why are you not one of the leaders in congress on this issue? >> i would say thats not true. for example we funded the study in congress that i pushed for to better understand what youve just said on the atlantic side. sea level rise and changes in the climate are measurables. i dont think theres a debate about whether that is happening because you can measure that. the secondary aspect is how much is due to human activity and from a policymaker the question is what policies can we chang...

For example, we funded the study. sea level rise and changes in the climate are measurable. i dont think theres a debate about whether thats happening. you can measure that. the secondary aspect is how much of that is due to human activity and from a policymaker, the question is, what policies can we change to deal with that human activity? thats where the debate really has been. i confront it two ways. the sea level is rising. we know that. you can measure that. thats not something that anyone ...

Cans we change, thats more complicated because some of the things theyre asking for are happening. natural gas is a clean source, nuclear energy is clean but you have to fight the same people to approve of that. >> do you believe its man made? >> whats that? do. >> do you believe its in part man made? >> scientists are saying humanity and its behavior is contributing towards that. i cant tell what percentage of that is due to human activity and i think many scientists would debate the percentage...

What can be measured to support that conclusion? >> scientists are conducti inin experiments all around the country, we have documented evidence now from the last several decades of hurricanes where we see in the numbers and see in the damage, that the damage is getting worse. so, that is partly because of more people moving to the coast line. but its partly because storms are getting stronger. so, we are able to pull that out and look at it, and analyze it and see that theres no other way that ...

Climate expierts give us more than what we have known ten years ago to change our ways. saying what we suffer, they call what will happen, will be a catastrophe. let me bring in my -- let me bring in my co-host he has a podcast called "warm regards." is it just perception that hurricanes are getting stronger and more intense and you draw a line between the intensity and the changing climate? >> we can. we are at the point where there are multiple ways that human activity is creating stronger sto...

Bill nye the science guy is joining me from our l.a. bureau. i want to get right to it request you again. how and if climate change is playing a role here. talk about the consequences that have and does it specifically affect hurricanes? >> the reason we tie thighs storms to climate complaining, is the ocean is warmer than its ever been, since its been measured by humans 37 when you get that much sea water, 10 trillion gallons of water. a gallon is not that big a thing, but when you have 10 tril...

Earth. each human kind just a few thousand years to learn how to live on it we then found ways to tame it and ultimately to subjugate it in the process weve left indelible traces of our activities this its unbelievable what weve done to the planet in such a short amount of time theres more than. our domination of the earth has had dramatic consequences human activity is altering the earths ecosystems and impacting the climate. tens of thousands of species are threatened with extinction eventuall...