The devastation of Hurricanes Helene and Milton is almost indescribable.

Shame on them all.

Theclimate crisisis not, as Donald Trump would have you believe, a hoax.

US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks after she surveyed the damage from Hurricane Helene, in the Meadowbrook neighborhood of Augusta, Georgia, on October 2, 2024. US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday witnessed first-hand the catastrophic destruction wrought by Hurricane Helene, as several thousand responders joined all-out efforts to rescue residents and care for millions impacted by the storm. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Kamala Harris speaks after she surveyed the damage from Hurricane Helene, in the Meadowbrook neighborhood of Augusta, Georgia, on Oct. 2, 2024.Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

In thelast 18 monthsalone, the upper layer of our ocean has broken numerous temperature records.

Because climate change is human-made, so are its solutions.

We can reduce emissions and create good jobs and clean energy at the same time.

She knows its not enough to respond to disasters after theyve happened.

We need to prevent them.

Prevention is the foundation of resilience.

Coastal communities are hurting.

They have our prayers, but they also need national leadership in the next White House.