In the deadly aftermath of Hurricane Helene, the Republican ticket's approach to the climate crisis appears to be veering into open denialism.

Two rapid-attribution studies released Tuesday found that human-caused global warming made Hurricane Helene stronger and wetter, elements that contributed to the storm's destructive power.

Long before Helene was anywhere near the southern Appalachians, rain was already falling there, but it had nothing to do with the hurricane. Hundreds of miles north of the Gulf Coast, the winds that steer weather systems converged slowly,