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Climate change is a controversial subject, right? People will debate whether there is climate change... that's a whole political debate that I don't want to get into. I want to talk about the frequency of extreme weather situations, which is not political.

It should simply be an empirical matter whether the climate is changing or not and whether we're responsible. But the various sides of the debate have now become so tribal that it's no longer a matter of changing our views as more information comes in.

On climate change, we often don't fully appreciate that it is a problem. We think it is a problem waiting to happen.

There are many who would much prefer that the word 'climate' never be mentioned and that the issue be eliminated from our national conversation.

I think we should all be more concerned about the environment and the effects of global warming. It will be pointless to talk about all the issues that divide us when it's 300 degrees outside.

I think any thinking person should be worried about climate change.

What do we do about climate change bearing down upon us?

We have to face the reality of climate change. It is arguably the biggest threat we are facing today.

We unfortunately already live on a planet where the climate has changed and will continue to change no matter what we do now. We're playing a game of making the problem less bad rather than preventing it.