US West Coast fires: Row over climate change's role as Trump visits

2020-09-14 17:36:45

Democratic politicians on the US West Coast have accused President Donald Trump of being in denial about climate change's role in the huge wildfires there, before his visit to California. Blazes in California, Oregon and Washington state have burned almost 2m hectares (5m acres) of land and killed at least 35 people since early August. Washington's governor called climate change a "blowtorch over our states". Climate change sceptic Mr Trump blames the crisis on poor forest management. The president is due to be briefed on Monday by emergency crews who have been battling the fires, during a visit to McClellan Park, outside Sacramento.