Exposure to local climate impacts can convert a Republican mayor to climate activism

Evidence

The city of Coral Gables, Florida, sits at nine feet above sea level. Scientists project that in a few decades it will be under water. Soon after the new mayor James Cason, a Republican, was elected he heard a lecture about climate change and its effect on South Florida. And he was flabbergasted. “You know, I’d read some articles here and there, but I didn’t realize how impactful it would be on the city that I’m now the leader of.” Since then, Cason has tried to raise a warning cry, but he hasn’t had much luck: Some say, “I don’t believe it.” — Lee McIntyre, Post-Truth, 324

Categorization

• SHARE: Coral Gables at nine feet above sea level is a specific detail a coastal-climate friend would appreciate.
• XREF: connects to: Partisan identity now drives belief in human-caused global warming — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 2762

Broader Connections

• Partisan identity now drives belief in human-caused global warming #qualifies (0.75) — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 2762