Hurricane Helene brings climate change to forefront of the presidential campaign

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Trump said in a speech Tuesday that "the planet has actually gotten little bit cooler recently," adding: "Climate change covers everything."In fact, summer 2024 sweltered to Earth's hottest on record, making it likely this year will end up as the warmest humanity has measured, according to the European climate service Copernicus.
50% : Crude oil production averaged 12.9 million barrels a day last year, eclipsing a previous record set in 2019 under Trump, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
49% : Vance, an Ohio senator, said he and Trump support clean air, clean water and "want the environment to be cleaner and safer."
45% : "The solution for us is to continue to move forward, (accept) that climate change is real" and reduce reliance on fossil fuels, Walz said, adding that the administration is doing exactly that.
20% : But he noted that Trump has called climate change "a hoax" and joked that rising seas "would make more beachfront property to be able to invest in.''

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