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Ed Markey: If you think storms and drought conditions and catastrophic wildfires are just random freak events, then you are in…

On the recordJuly 19, 2012
If you think storms and drought conditions and catastrophic wildfires are just random freak events, then you are in deep, deep denial.
Said by
Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey emphasizes the reality of climate change's impact on extreme weather events.

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