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Hurricane Helene shows
climate change’s fury
Re: “Hurricanes like Helene are deadly and keep killing for years to come” (Page A2, Oct. 3).
Reading about the devastation in the Southeast, watching the death toll rise daily, is dismaying enough. But now we’re told that may just be the tip of the iceberg: The trauma of the storm may raise death rates for over a decade.
Clearly, we don’t yet understand the full extent of the damage that a warming planet could inflict on us, in terms of both economics and human suffering. Often, it has come sooner and worse than we had anticipated.
And yet, we continue to use more and more energy. In spite of record growth in renewables, our greenhouse gas emissions are at an all-time high. When are we finally going to wake up and smell the coffee? (Oh, oops, coffee is apparently falling prey to climate change also.)
Irmgard Flaschka
Newark
Now is the time for
Israel to confront Iran
Re: “Iran’s missiles, threats justify an escalation” (Page A6, Oct. 3).
Thanks for Bret Stephens’ excellent analysis. It counters the previous day’s drivel from Thomas Friedman. who says he hopes that the Israelis curb their onslaught right now against Hezbollah, echoing the Biden-Harris mantra of de-escalation, restraint and cease-fire.
The administration’s tepid responses to Iranian aggression have brought us to the brink of a regional war. This is the time to stand up to Iran since Israel currently holds all the cards. Israel has an obligation to its people to destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities.
The Biden administration won’t support this. Our secretary of state said Iran is one or two weeks away from being able to produce enough weapons-grade uranium for a nuclear bomb. Yet, I am not aware of any strategy, other than “don’t,” being employed to prevent that from happening. This is why we need Donald Trump back in office.
Bill McGregor
Berkeley
