Trump silent as the UN warns of climate change catastrophe

New report warns 'unprecedented' changes needed to cut risk of extreme heat, drought, floods and povertyFaced with a major UN report that warns of floods, drought, extreme heat and increased poverty should the world not take radical action to address climate change, Donald Trump has been uncharacteristically reluctant to speak out.The US president was visiting Florida, a state particularly vulnerable to sea level rise and currently in the path of Hurricane Michael, when the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report warned on Monday that "unprecedented" changes were needed to stave off dire impacts if the world warms 1.5C beyond the pre-industrial period. Continue reading...