The wildfires devastating a number of states in the US have brought climate change to the fore during the build-up to the United States presidential election, according to Sky News host brentjourno.
The wildfires devastating a number of states in the US have brought climate change to the fore during the build-up to the United States presidential election, according to Sky News host Brent O’Halloran.
It comes after Joe Biden recently labelled President Trump a “climate arsonist” as the wildfires burned across multiple states. “It is a key issue for many voters ahead of November’s presidential election,” Mr O’Halloran said. “It’s also seen as a partisan issue in the US, one of the reasons the country is seen as dragging its heels on addressing the problem. “The fires have really forced climate change to the fore.
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