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Corn sits under

a collapsed

grain bin

surrounded by

floodwater in

Thurman, Iowa,

on March 23

Extreme weather

in Iowa has forced

2020 U.S. presidential

candidates to tackle

climate change

head-on

By Justin Worland/

Des Moines

The

Climate

Caucuses

sequester carbon.”
The trip to Russell’s 110-acre farm is
becoming a habit for the Democratic can-
didates for President. Ohio Representa-
tive Tim Ryan visited before launching
his campaign, and former Texas Con-
gressman Beto O’Rourke stopped by
in June. Russell has also chatted with
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar and

South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg

elsewhere, and hopped on the phone

with staffers for Massachusetts Senator

Elizabeth Warren and former Vice Pres-

ident Joe Biden, among others. But he’s

hardly the only Iowan giving candidates

an earful on climate change. Across the

state, Democratic presidential hopefuls

have heard from business owners whose