Will Southern Floods Force Republicans to Accept Climate Change?

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Will Southern Floods Force Republicans to Accept Climate Change?

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Published on Apr 21, 2016, 11:00:00 AM
Total time: 00:52:31

Episode Description

Houston is still reeling from floods which killed eight people this week. It's just one in a series of storms recently to hit the Gulf Coast and many Red States in the South, where Republican mayors of hard­-hit cities are calling for their party to stop dismissing climate change science and to combat rising seas. Will the Republican top brass come around?

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