for a disproportionate share of that. the lawmakers passed a bill explicitly ignoring climate science, forcing officials to work with predictions of sea level rise. to boost development along the coast, which is exactly where florence is headed. short term thinking isn't sufficient to deal with long term problems. we found out late last night that the oldest ice in the arctic is breaking up for the first time ever, a development that one scientist simply called scarey. this isn't rocket science. it is climate science. as long as we continue to aggressively ignore it, the cost in lives and dollars will escalate. that's your reality check. >> that was really helpful. more precipitation in the carolinas. thank you very much. so many people in puerto rico were desperate after hurricane maria to find clean water.