Republican Senator Rick Scott of Florida commented on Hurricane Helene and attributed the storm's immense size to climate change. He emphasized the increasing severity of storm surges, stating that most deaths in Florida are now caused by water, not wind. While acknowledging the unknown reasons behind these changes, Scott expressed confidence in Florida's resilience and commitment to building more resilient infrastructure.
Senator Rick Scott said Friday on CNN’s “Inside Politics ” that the changing climate is causing hurricanes to become more severe when discussing the aftermath of Hurricane Helene .
Scott said, “Who knows but you’re right. Irma was bigger than our state. This was gigantic. And do you know, the other thing that it seems like what’s happening, is the storm surge is getting worse. We had over ten foot of storm surge.” Scott added, “So you’re right. Something is — who knows what the reason is, but something is changing, massive storms, massive storm surge. So we’ve got to figure this out, but here’s — here are the positives. We’re going to do it. We’re going to build more resiliently. We’re going to come back. I live in the most wonderful state, with wonderful people that are very resilient.”
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