Floridians battered by Irma maintain climate change is no 'big deal'
by Ed Pilkington in Marco Island, Florida from Environment | The Guardian on (#31V2A)
On Marco Island, widespread destruction in Irma's wake is not enough to make believers out of some climate change skeptics
They sat through hours of pummelling by Hurricane Irma, with winds pounding them at up to 115mph and rain driving in a solid white sheet as bright as a snow blizzard. Then on Monday, Floridians woke up to survey the damage, begin the cleanup and get back to carrying on regardless.
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