6 of 7 of California's Biggest Wildfires Burned in 11 Month Span Officials
Published Date: 9/13/2021
Source: Bloomberg Quicktake: Now
President Joe Biden warned on Monday in Idaho that fierce wildfires devastating the Western U.S. represent “a serious global warming problem” and called on Congress to approve an infrastructure package that includes funding for resilience programs.
“It’s not going to get any better than this,” Biden said during a meeting with federal and state fire officials in Boise’s National Interagency Fire Center. “It’s going to get worse.”
The president has repeatedly pointed to natural disasters as justification for his infrastructure and social spending programs, arguing that the packages currently under consideration by Congress would combat climate change and help those impacted by extreme weather.
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