Record. 2014 was the warmest year on record. Here we were already two years into drought. Any residual moisture just gets baked out of the soil by that excess heat and sucked up by the plants and its gone. Setting the stage for worst wildfires, tougher to grow things, all these drought impacts become that much worse in that situation. In reporting in the past, ive tried to ask the question, yeah, but how much worse does this actually make the drought . Nobody really had an answer. They say it makes it worse how . Theres less water in the ground and all that. But does it make the drought longer, does it make the temperatures how is it worse . Its sort of a vicious cycle. Like hotter means drier. And then it just gets cranked up, you know. But theyre not saying that Climate Change caused the drought . Or are they . No, theyre not saying that. In fact, this same group came out with a study awhile ago specifically saying, we dont think it was the primary cause of the drought, that natural
Record. 2014 was the warmest year on record. Here we were already two years into drought. Any residual moisture just gets baked out of the soil by that excess heat and sucked up by the plants and its gone. Setting the stage for worst wildfires, tougher to grow things, all these drought impacts become that much worse in that situation. In reporting in the past, ive tried to ask the question, yeah, but how much worse does this actually make the drought . Nobody really had an answer. They say it makes it worse how . Theres less water in the ground and all that. But does it make the drought longer, does it make the temperatures how is it worse . Its sort of a vicious cycle. Like hotter means drier. And then it just gets cranked up, you know. But theyre not saying that Climate Change caused the drought . Or are they . No, theyre not saying that. In fact, this same group came out with a study awhile ago specifically saying, we dont think it was the primary cause of the drought, that natural
2013 was the driest year on record. 2014 was the warmest year on record. Here we were already two years into drought. Any residual moisture just gets baked out of the soil by that excess heat and sucked up by the plants and its gone. Setting the stage for worst wildfires, tougher to grow things, all these drought impacts become that much worse in that situation. In reporting in the past, ive tried to ask the question, yeah, but how much worse does this actually make the drought . Nobody really had an answer. They say it makes it worse how . Theres less water in the ground and all that. But does it make the drought longer, does it make the temperatures how is it worse . Its sort of a vicious cycle. Like hotter means drier. And then it just gets cranked up, you know. But theyre not saying that Climate Change caused the drought . Or are they . No, theyre not saying that. In fact, this same group came out with a study awhile ago specifically saying, we dont think it was the primary cause o
[background noises] [inaudible conversations] [background noises] the committee will come back to order. I now recognize mr. Buchanan from florida. Think it mr. Chairman appreciate the opportunity we also want to thank our witnesses by note ms. Hilton a lot of other offices on the helper you are relentless grandfather 10 children nine and under. I read the country is made up of 25 are kids. They make up one 100 the future so that your work and the Committee Work is huge. I just ask you what i think i tu been involved with nine different states the potential impacts and we can help you and others get the best return for that tax a pair have the biggest impact in terms of the kids in the country. To push in one direction or another. You would be a couple of big things we can make a big difference to weigh in on . Thank you so much. I appreciate your kind words and i appreciate your question. I work at the federal and state level to enact change. At the federal level will be reauthorized
[background noises] [inaudible conversations] [background noises] the committee will come back to order. I now recognize mr. Buchanan from florida. Think it mr. Chairman appreciate the opportunity we also want to thank our witnesses by note ms. Hilton a lot of other offices on the helper you are relentless grandfather 10 children nine and under. I read the country is made up of 25 are kids. They make up one 100 the future so that your work and the Committee Work is huge. I just ask you what i think i tu been involved with nine different states the potential impacts and we can help you and others get the best return for that tax a pair have the biggest impact in terms of the kids in the country. To push in one direction or another. You would be a couple of big things we can make a big difference to weigh in on . Thank you so much. I appreciate your kind words and i appreciate your question. I work at the federal and state level to enact change. At the federal level will be reauthorized