Hurricanes Helene and Milton made landfall in Florida within two weeks, leaving a trail of destruction. Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., dismissed any link between climate change and the storms, saying, "There’s nothing new under the sun."

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday wrote off suggestions that the government could control the weather — and likened it to theories that global warming can increase the intensity of hurricanes. “This is on both sides,

DeSantis seemed to equate hurricane-related conspiracy theories — which authorities say are causing real harm — with scientists pointing out that human activity drives climate change.