Hurricane Harvey opens dialogue on climate change in San Francisco

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ByLilian Kim KGO logo
Thursday, August 31, 2017
Hurricane Harvey opens dialogue on climate change in San Francisco
Harvey has dumped nearly 25 trillion gallons of water on Texas and Louisiana. Piled on top of the entire city of San Francisco, that water would be more than 2,000 feet tall -- nearly twice the size of Sales Force Tower.

SPRING, Texas (KGO) -- Harvey has dumped nearly 25 trillion gallons of water on Texas and Louisiana.

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Piled on top of the entire city of San Francisco, that water would be more than 2,000 feet tall -- nearly twice the size of Sales Force Tower.

Many hope Harvey will motivate action to combat climate change.

Watch the video in the player above to hear what Congresswoman Jackie Speier had to say on the topic.

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