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6 October
11:02 pm

the natural disasters you mentioned are a direct result of climate change

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Jocelyn Benson, at Michigan Governor General Election Debate (WOOD TV8)

11:02 pm
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Why we checked itA specific causal assertion linking natural disasters (presumably those recently discussed) directly to climate change — a scientific claim that, depending on which disasters are referenced, may be overstated or contested.
What we foundClimate change increases the frequency and severity of many natural disasters, but the scientific consensus is that it amplifies risk rather than being a singular 'direct cause' of specific disasters.
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