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‘New weather’ changing the nation, defying politics

As Valley residents know too well, we all have the climate — heat and drought — to deal with, and it is still an issue for governance

OPINION — I have never done political consulting. So, it was novel to me when a candidate in the midterms asked me what he should be worried about in 2027. I repeated what Harold Macmillan, British prime minister from 1957 to 1963, is believed to have said, “Events, dear boy, events.” 

Actually, I had a little list of crises that I have been gathering and which will come to bear on the political establishment — and on we, the people.

Topping the list is one that is already at hand: the climate, which I call the “new weather.” 

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