bigger factor in the presidential election next year?— bigger factor in the presidential election next year? we still see these divides _ election next year? we still see these divides in _ election next year? we still see these divides in america - election next year? we still see these divides in america aboutl election next year? we still see - these divides in america about when these divides in america about when these types of events come up for that you have those who want the public to be very conscious of the fact that even though scientists can't point definitively that these slots are caused by climate change that they know that this is consistent with a warming atmosphere. these rain events become more frequent, were seeing events that were once every 100 years happening every so often now. then you have those on the other side of the political aisle, conservatives who don't want the issue of climate change to come up when we see events like this. certainly i think when we see these increasing weather events the conversation goes into how well the conversation goes into how well the united states is prepared. we saw a big infrastructure package here in the united states that passed congress, president biden has been tardy trying to get the united states more prepared, put in more action to get infrastructure paired
rivers because the drainage system not able to keep up. this is still very much a drastic situation in vermont. the government called it histor, catastrophic. and still very much trying to assess what the damage will be. if you look a tropical storm irene covered over $750 million in damages. while no life has been lost in to europe, many are waiting for that water to recede to begin to assess the damage. i recede to begin to assess the dama . e. , , ., , damage. i remember this time last ear we damage. i remember this time last year we were _ damage. i remember this time last year we were talking _ damage. i remember this time last year we were talking about - damage. i remember this time last year we were talking about the - damage. i remember this time last j year we were talking about the sort of flooding in kentucky. then you had the heat days, searing temperatures across the united states and now this. then they will be hurricane season. is the conversation changing in the united states? to the american public see what's happening? could it for instant climate change be a much biggerfactor in the instant climate change be a much bigger factor in the presidential election next year? we
have considered strengthening migration systems and these legal pathways that you talk about is that if you provide ineffective legal route say for 10,000 people then 100,000 people will come. they will never be enough places for those who want to come. and that they are in is a pull factor.— is a pull factor. we've been discussing _ is a pull factor. we've been discussing this _ is a pull factor. we've been discussing this issue - is a pull factor. we've been discussing this issue for - is a pull factor. we've been i discussing this issue for many is a pull factor. we've been - discussing this issue for many years yes, we know those issues are divisive. both in the european parliament and in the council. it is the gathering of member states government so that we know there are some governments around the table of the council which allegedly think that everything is a poll of fact, everything is a pull factor. the point is the fact is the vast majority of those fleeing, which is undergoing a huge demographic