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Presidential debate shows candidates are struggling to address

climate change concerns

Continued from Front just about communicating knowledge it exists,” Univer-
a different vision.” sity of Pennsylvania climate
“We’re getting to a point Meanwhile, conditions scientist Michael Mann said
where Republicans are los- across the country and the in an email. “It is a disquali-
ing winnable elections be- world are creating new ur- fying position on the defin-
cause they’re alienating gency for the GOP to take ing challenge of our time.”
people that care about cli- climate change seriously. “The party will lose a huge
mate change,” Christopher Heavy rains poured on chunk of voters, especially
Barnard, the Republican Cleveland during the de- women ad younger voters
president of the American bate and Detroit flooded if it adopts this stance,” he
Conservation Coalition, the overnight. Wildfires in Can- said.
largest conservative envi- ada have led to smoky, Most people in the United
ronmental group in the na- polluted air in much of the States (62%) say the fed-
tion, said Thursday. United States, while a cata- eral government is doing
As the 2024 presidential Republican presidential candidates, from left, former Arkansas strophic wildfire in Hawaii too little to reduce climate
contest begins in earnest, Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, was the deadliest in more change, according to a
former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis,
the Republican Party is businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador than a century. Southern September 2022 poll from
struggling to reconcile ris- Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and North Dakota Gov. California was hit with a The Associated Press-NORC
ing concerns about cli- Doug Burgum stand on stage and listen to a prayer before a tropical storm for the first Center for Public Affairs Re-
mate change — especially Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX News time in decades. search. Even as U.S. adults
young people — with the Channel, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Milwaukee. But the biggest climate ef- don’t think the government
GOP’s older base, which Associated Press fect has been the heat. is doing enough, there’s a
largely rejects climate environmental advocates challenged him directly July saw global daily and clear division among Re-
science as a liberal con- — government action to on climate, even after the monthly temperatures hot- publicans.
spiracy theory. Scientists force emissions reductions debate moderators high- ter than modern equip- Half of Republicans under
overwhelmingly agree — remains a nonstarter with lighted new evidence that ment had ever recorded. age 45 say the government
that heat-trapping gases the GOP’s presidential can- climate change is causing Some scientists said it was isn’t addressing climate
released from the com- didates. major problems. the hottest in about 120,000 change enough, com-
bustion of fossil fuels are “The climate change Former Vice President Mike years, based on tree rings pared with just 32% of older
pushing up global temper- agenda is a hoax,” Ra- Pence, who was silent on and other proxy records. Republicans.
atures, upending weather maswamy said during the climate change during The world’s oceans have Younger Republicans also
patterns and endangering debate, repeating the line the debate, suggested on set records for heat, both say they feel anxious when
animal species. for emphasis, even as some Thursday that it is largely a on the surface and deeper, discussing climate change
Some Republican lead- younger people in the au- matter of messaging for the every month since spring. at a higher rate than older
ers have acknowledged dience booed. “The reality GOP. Florida saw 100-degree Republicans. An AP-NORC
they cannot ignore climate is more people are dying “Look the climate is chang- water and unprecedented poll from April found that
change altogether. House of climate change policies ing, but I believe the issue coral bleaching. 17% of young Republicans
Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R- than they actually are of is what we do about it,” The presidential debate said anxious describes
Calif., has called for plant- climate change.” Pence told The Associ- “underscored the fact that how they feel when talk-
ing 1 trillion trees to help None of Ramaswamy’s ated Press, condemning one of the two parties (the ing about climate change,
protect the environment. competitors, eager to at- Democratic-backed poli- GOP) not only refuses to compared with 7% of older
But the solutions long pro- tack him on other issues dur- cies such as the so-called act on the climate crisis, Republicans.q
moted by Democrats and ing the two-hour debate, Green New Deal. “It’s all but refuses to even ac-

U.S. will start training Ukrainian pilots on F-16s at air base in Arizona

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER support to Ukraine,” the ers in Washington. “This is ducting right now.” to join European allies in
Associated Press Pentagon spokesman, Brig. not about the counterof- The training will take place the training to avoid bottle-
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Gen. Pat Ryder, told report- fensive that they’re con- at Morris Air National Guard necks in bringing Ukrainian
U.S. will start training Ukrai- base in Tucson, Arizona. pilots up to speed.
nian pilots to fly U.S.-made The pilots will first undergo The U.S. training would ac-
F-16 fighter jets, beginning English instruction at Lack- commodate “several”
at an Air National Guard land Air Force Base in San Ukrainian fighter pilots and
base in October, the Pen- Antonio, Texas, to bring dozens of maintenance
tagon said Thursday. their fluency up to the level people for the jets, he said.
The training is part of a U.S. needed to operate the air- For experienced pilots,
and European effort to get craft, starting next month, training can range around
the advanced fighter jets Ryder said. five months, Ryder said. He
to Ukraine for its defense Ukraine has long pressed sketched out courses cov-
against invading Russian for the American fighter jets ering basics. In addition to
forces. to help defend its cities and flying the advanced craft,
American military officials forces from Russian artillery they include formation fly-
stress it takes years of train- and aviation. ing, operating weapons,
ing to be able to field F-16 Denmark, the Netherlands air combat and suppress-
squadrons, limiting the im- and Norway announced ing air defense systems, on
pact the aircraft will have A Norwegian air force F-16 fighter lands at a Turkish air base in recent days they would top of centrifuge training
on Ukraine’s defense for in the Central Anatolian Turkish city of Konya on Wednesday, supply the aircraft to on the ground to help pilots
the near future. Sept. 8, 2004. Ukraine. withstand the g-forces of
“This is about the long-term Associated Press Ryder said the U.S. decided an F-16 cockpit.q