In the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday pushed back on claims that the climate is causing stronger hurricanes.
When asked during a news conference about whether it’s unusual for tornadoes to occur during hurricanes, DeSantis noted, “You can go back and find tornadoes through all of human history,” before citing how intense hurricanes hit Florida in the early part of the 20th century.
“There is precedent for all this in history,” DeSantis said. “It is hurricane season. You are going to have tropical weather.”
Earlier this week, Hurricane Milton developed rapidly near Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula before it developed into a Category 5 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico. It weakened to become a Category 3 storm before it hit Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday evening….