No, Mr. President, Climate Change is Not a Hoax

Pudding River flood, near Mt. Angel, Oregon. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair.

In the midst of everything else going on, it’s easy to ignore the extraordinary planetary crisis we face from climate change. But we just can’t allow ourselves to do that.

The past 10 years have been the warmest 10 years on record. 2024 was the warmest year in recorded history. January 2025 was the hottest January on record. Western Europe just had its hottest June on record. The recent heat wave in the United...