THE GREATER THREAT
Climate Change a Greater Threat Than Terrorism, White House Says
Jonathan Karl, February 10, 2015 (ABC News)
“…President Obama [recently] said the media ‘absolutely’ overstates the threat of terrorism in comparison to the threat of climate change…[and added that crime stories and fires are] what folks watch…[and] problems of terrorism and dysfunction and chaos, along with plane crashes and a few other things…[are the equivalent of] covering international affairs…[while climate change] is happening at such a broad scale and at such a complex system, it's a hard story for the media to tell on a day-to-day basis...Press Secretary Josh Earnest explained [that] the White House views climate change as a greater threat than terrorism…[because] there are many more people on -- on an annual basis who have to confront the impact -- the direct impact on their lives -- of climate change, or on the spread of a disease, than on terrorism…[M]ore people are directly affected by those things than by terrorism…[E]ven the Department of Defense has spoken to the significant threat that climate change poses to our national security interests…because of the impact that it can have on countries with less well developed infrastructure…” click here for more
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