how our switch squad makes it easy to switch and save hundreds. this weekend triple-digit temperatures are sweeping the west coast. 33 million people across 11 states are under excessive heat warnings. it is so hot the clams and mussels along the coast of literally being boiled alive. over 1 billion marine animals are likely to die, according to biologist christopher harley. scientists say these extreme temperatures are a clear sign of climate change, which president biden calls an existential threat to america. last week i met with eight governors for a better part of an hour, all from the western states, republicans and democrats. they re facing extreme heat, record drought, and a fire season that threatens to be much longer and more dangerous and more destructive than ever.
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there goes the lights. the hurricane stalled for days, bringing historic rain. the storm dumped as much as $10 trillion of water. as much as eight months worth of rain fell in just a few days. more than 50 people perished in the storm. increasingly, scientists are concerned that hurricanes like michael and florence could be the new normal. increased heat in the oceans can potentially lead to stronger and wetter storms. perhaps no place in the u.s. has begun to see the consequences of climate change more than california. years of record drought are replaced suddenly by historic flooding in late 2017. that yo-yo effect laid the
florence. the storm made landfall on september 14th along the north carolina coast. as we notice that inner eye wall, there it goes. there goes the lights. much like harvey in houston the year before, the hurricane stalled for days, bringing historic rains. nearly three feet of rain impacted some areas of north carolina. the storm dumped as much as 10 trillion gallons of water, as much as eight months worth of rain fell in just a few days. many rivers in both north and south carolina saw their all time record crests. more than 50 people perished in the storm. increasingly, scientists are concerned that hurricanes like michael and florence could be the new normal. increased heat, especially in the oceans, can potentially lead to stronger and wetter storms. perhaps no place in the u.s. has begun to see the consequences of climate change more than california. years of record drought were replaced suddenly by historic
water, eight months worth of rain fell in just a few days. many rivers in both north and south carolina saw the all time record crest. more than 50 people perished in the storm. increasingly, scientists are concerned that hurricanes like michael and florence could be the new normal. increased heat in the oceans can potentially lead to stronger and wetter storms. perhaps noplace in the u.s. has begun to see the consequences of climate change more than california. years of record drought were replaced by historic flooding. the yo-yo effect laid the foundation for wildfires and deadly mudslides. california is number one on the list with floods and fires. in january of this year, heavy rains fell over the thomas fire burn scar, bringing a wall of debris and mud to communities