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while doubling down on fossil fuel production, pointing the United States in a terrifying direction given the growing climate crisis.
The threat is made particularly stark by the fact that a whopping 48 out of 50 US states are currently facing droughts, according to— more than 150 million Americans are facing a drought this week, greatly endangering food supplies and risking severe water scarcity. While we still don't know exactly what the incoming Trump administration's agenda will look like as far as federal environmental protections are concerned, the prognosis is bleak.It's a precarious situation, with human activity-driven climate change driving an accelerating climate catastrophe.
Instead of heeding most recent warnings that the planet is standing at the edge of a precipice, Trump — a notorious climate change denier — will more than likely look the other way.Given Trump's pledge, the country is set to double down on the trend — the exact opposite of where the world needs to be heading.
"Critically, we need to face facts," he added. "We are living on a planet already hotter and more unstable than at any time in human history. Pretending otherwise will only perpetuate and worsen human suffering and the demise of nature. "
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