"The Green Party presidential candidate has described the flooding in the US state of Louisiana as 'a crisis of climate change'.

Dr Jill Stein spoke as she surveyed the wreckage from the disaster, which has killed at least 13 people and displaced thousands more.

A week on, more than 2,800 people remain in shelters unable to return to their wrecked homes."

BBC News had the story August 22, 2016. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"In a Warming World, Deluges Like Louisiana's Expected to Increase" (InsideClimate News) [3]

"To Understand The Louisiana Floods, Look At Water Temperatures In The Gulf of Mexico." (Mashable) [4]

"Cruel Summer: Floods, Fires And Heat" (Mashable) [5]

"Flooding in the South Looks a Lot Like Climate Change" (New York Times) [6]

"CNN's Stelter: Media Failed To Address Climate Change In La. Flood Coverage" (The Hill) [7]

"Did TV News Ignore Baton Rouge?" (CNN Reliable Sources) [8]

Opinion: "Why Obama Must Pay Attention to the Louisiana Floods" (Newsweek) [9]

Editorial: "Extreme Weather Like The Louisiana Floods Should Serve As A Warning" (Washington Post) [10]

"The Louisiana Floods Are Devastating, And Climate Change Will Bring More Like Them. We’re Not Ready." (Vox) [11]

"What We Can Say About The Louisiana Floods And Climate Change" (Washington Post) [12]

"Climate Change Is Making Floods Like Louisiana’s Historic One More Common" (Slate) [13]

"Louisiana Floods: Is This What Climate Change Looks Like?" (Christian Science Monitor) [14]