In recent days Texas has seen a record firestorm, and California an extraordinary rainstorm. The scientific community has been warning for decades that extreme weather events would increase as the atmosphere is overheated by burning of fossil fuels. Killer heat waves, droughts and crop failures, as well as fires and floods, are a clear and present danger everywhere NOW, just to future generations. But a smog of of fossil fueled disinformation has delayed action for decades, as a major problem became a global emergency. UN Secretary-General Guterres calls it a "Red Alert for humanity". After President Biden’s historic Build Back Better package was blocked by Senators Manchin and Sinema, the narrow Democratic majority passed the Inflation Reduction Act with some first steps to address the climate crisis with tax credits. Congress is now gridlocked while emissions continue and temperatures keep rising, but President Biden can unlock executive powers to help avert catastrophe by declaring a national emergency. Call the White House now to urge the President to DECLARE A CLIMATE EMERGENCY in his State of the Union Address, when he has his greatest audience. White House phone numbers: Comments: 202-456-1111 Switchboard: 202-456-1414 White House email was unavailable when I checked, but here is a`form to submit comments: https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/