FEMA boss says storms like Kentucky tornadoes feared to have killed more than 100 will be the 'new normal' because of climate change and calls it 'the crisis of our generation'
FEMA chief Deanne Criswell blamed Kentucky tornadoes on climate change
'This is going to be our new normal,' she said of worse extreme weather
Biden has made similar remarks suggesting climate change is to blame
Scientists stress impact of climate change on specific storms is hard to gauge
But tornadoes appear to be moving further east from traditional 'tornado alley'
Tornadoes in December are also unusual, but not unheard of
By Keith Griffith For Dailymail.com
Published: 15:38 EST, 12 December 2021 | Updated: 16:26 EST, 12 December 2021
The top US emergency management official has claimed that more powerful, destructive, and deadly storms will be the 'new normal' due to climate change, following Kentucky's devastating tornadoes.
'This is going to be our new normal,' Deanne Criswell, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, told CNN Sunday before heading to Kentucky to assess the damage and help coordinate the federal response.
'The effects that we're seeing from climate change are the crisis of our generation,' the FEMA chief added.
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