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Published: 16 September 2021
Edit: Ahmed Al-Kumy
U.S. President Joe Biden reported today on the United States having all the tools to confront the Corona pandemic, tweeting: "We have all the tools to confront the corona virus, but we have to finish the job through trust, science and truth."
The President of the United States of America, from Colorado, stated that the financial losses caused by the natural disasters in the United States this year were too large, according to US newspapers, noting that "natural disasters cost America $99 billion last year. This year this record will be broken, which will be over 100 billion dollars. "
Biden explained and said: "Yesterday I personally witnessed the devastating consequences of wildfires such as California. Over the past two weeks, I have also travelled to Louisiana, New York and New Jersey, to look into the damage caused by Hurricane Ida. The natural disasters that we are witnessing will occur at a stronger pace and will increase further since the beginning of the year, which has erupted across the country, resulting in the burning of 5.6 million acres [over 2.2 million hectares]. This has led to billions of dollars in losses and caused tens of thousands of evacuations. "
Biden pointed out that the culprit in all of this is climate change and said: "Who's guilty of climate change? Of course human activity. We must invest to be better able to cope with the effects of climate change. "
Two days ago, the White House press office said that U.S. President Joe Biden signed a decree declaring a major natural disaster in California caused by the Caldor Fire wildfires, and ordered federal assistance to local authorities.