Topic: Tangier Island

The Mayor of Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay disputes claims that his island is disappearing due to sea level rise, attributing the land loss to centuries of natural erosion. Despite a phone call from President Trump and warnings from scientists that the island has lost two-thirds of its land, the Mayor insists the water level remains the same as it was in 1970. He states he will only believe in sea level rise when he sees it with his own eyes.

During a Q&A for his film "An Inconvenient Sequel," Al Gore is confronted by the Mayor of Tangier Island, a commercial crabber who claims the water levels have not changed since 1970. Gore attributes the island's disappearance to erosion caused by climate change, while the Mayor insists it is natural wave action. The hosts compare Gore's rhetorical style to that of a televangelist like Jim Baker.