Washington State Gov. Inslee: We Have A Permanent Emergency

Western states are being hit with extreme heat and wildfires. Washington state Governor Jay Inslee joins Geoff Bennett to discuss.

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#Washington #HeatWave #Wildfires

[heathscheibmeir]

I think Jay singlehandedly raised the global temp a few degrees by releasing all this hot air

[regulor]

I’m no Harvard isn’t “permanent emergency” an oxymoron(?). 🤔

[uni_versetones]

Scientists have warned about this for literal decades. Now look. It’ll get worse. Unsurprised.
I’m sorry for the people suffering due to this negligence. It’s disturbing.

[michaelinhouston]

With all due respect to Gov Inslee, we have had a moderate summer with pretty good rain - if that is global warming, bring it on - it is ridiculous to blame every weather event on global warming. You lose the argument about global warming when you blame every weather event on global warming. I recall hearing a discussion 40 years ago about the western states having been deluded into thinking that the climate would not change. The thinking among some meteorologists and geologists was that the west had been through a century of abnormally good weather and that the concern was what would happen if the climate reverted to a typical hotter and drier climate.

[edward]

The amount of hot air spewing from the gash under his nose is enough to heat up a frying pan.

[donaldslayton]

All his years of leadership have led us into a permanent state of emergency

[euniceransfer]

The earth is crying of all the evil in this land.

[denisebenedict]

Ole Guvner Inslee is such an expert on fires in Oregon and Ca…he doesn’t have a clue what’s going on in Wa. What a joker!

[aerofpv]

I guess we don't have as much time as we thought.

[jeremyanderson]

yes I agree what he said is very true. if we do not pay attention our children and grandchildren and rest of the future will be far worst than we have it now

[rortrp]

We are told every day, we need to do something for our planet and I feel guilty for living my small little life. I get angry because miljardairs fly into ‘space’ for 15 minutes and spend a f*cking amount of fossil fuel to reach their goal. I get angry because miljardairs buy mega boats only to spend only a few days on them per year. I get angry because miljardairs forget where they get their money from… from exploiting precious recourses and people trying to make a living.

[johnmccabe]

In the 80s we had over 100 degree days every summer, in 1991 or 1992 it hit 118 degrees in eastern Washington, now it gets 100 for a couple of days and it is the end of the world

[BERNIEO]

THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING....
YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET !

[teejaydiscombobulated]

Plant more trees. Trees cool air, trap carbon, provide oxygen, give shade... plant TREES!

[politicalpanda]

Ensley passes bill to make plastic bags illegal, Walmart doubles the plastic thickness qnd prints reusable on the side. Touche walmart. Good job.

[stephenjackson]

I wish the world would listen to this man.

[philkight]

I think he's spot on, my city hit 109, I've lived here 30+ years and we have not hit that mark in nww ever

[sandyjohnson]

So, no one is going to take this down for misinformation?

[markjeranek]

Ever seen a fire tornado? You will never be the same once you do.

[hks]

LOVE the analogy about how just adapting to this would be like just building more bomb shelters, instead of fighting the Axis powers.