Hurricane Florence Archives

September 15, 2018 | Milicent Cranor

Tags: climate change, Hurricane Florence, North Carolina

Florence, Pig Poop, Poisonous Snakes, Alligators, Fire Ants — What Could Be Worse?

Reading Time: 2 minutes Hurricanes unleash all kinds of horrors besides floods — snakes, alligators, pig poop — but things are bound to get even worse because of climate change deniers.

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