To the Point
Climate Change: Politics and Reality
Climate change is a big part of Hillary Clinton's campaign and the Democratic platform. Donald Trump and the GOP call it a hoax with no basis in science. Meantime, temperatures in Kuwait are rising to historic highs, and melting ice in the Arctic is changing the lives of nomadic native Alaskans.
By Warren Olney • • 32m ListenClimate change is a big part of Hillary Clinton's campaign and the Democratic platform. Donald Trump and the GOP call it a hoax with no basis in science. Meantime, temperatures in Kuwait are rising to historic highs, and melting ice in the Arctic is changing the lives of nomadic native Alaskans. Extreme weather apparently is becoming the norm, and climate scientists are working faster to connect the dots between heat waves and global warming. We update some facts on the ground and hear how the climate change is playing in the presidential campaign.
Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Sáša Woodruff
Producer, 'To the Point'
Paul von Zielbauer
Producer, 'To the Point'
Randall Cerveny
Arizona State University / UN World Meteorological Organization
Jimmy Stotts
Inuit Circumpolar Council Alaska
Gavin Schmidt
NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies