Last Thursday, CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten noted that Americans are showing less concern about climate change and the risk of natural disasters.

According to a recent Gallup poll, only 40% of Americans are currently greatly worried about climate change, a drop of six percentage points in the past five years. This shift comes as some liberals, including Democratic members of Congress, have linked the severe flooding in Central Texas to climate change and criticized President Donald Trump in connection to the disaster.

Several well-known personalities, including Bill Nye, have attributed the recent Texas flood to climate change and fossil fuel use. During a Sunday “State of the Union” segment, CNN’s Dana Bash and Texas Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro also suggested climate change contributed to the flooding.

As of Thursday, the Texas flood has claimed over 120 lives, including 27 campers at Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian camp. At least 150 people are still missing in Kerr County.

The region of Texas affected by the flooding is prone to flash floods, and extreme rainfall is not linked to emissions. The rainfall that sparked the flooding was the remnants of Tropical Storm Barry that formed in Bay of Campeche in late June and made landfall a few days later.

There have been far worse floods since the beginnings of Earth’s history. Not surprisingly, the effort to gain political lout by saying the floods are linked to climate change is nothing more than fear mongering while dancing on the graves of the deceased.

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