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Climate Warming is a hoax? Trump and America First Mantra!

“Those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make them mad”. The Akan adage has found meaning with me on the heels of the unfortunate withdrawal of the United States of America from the landmark Climate Agreement reached in 2015 in Paris. President Trump’s announcement of US’s withdrawal from the Accord which is underpinned by the voluntary emission commitment and signed on by over 195 countries around the world, in my opinion, represent the most deleterious 21st-century political massacre of science and scientific indagation and collective global diplomacy. This single action further demonstrates the dwindling hegemonic prowess of America and as a leader in international relations. “The gods”, indeed, have relieved America of her hegemony as manifested in her petrifying leadership of President Trump and Scott Pruitt- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head. The problem of Pittsburg is of Paris, and so is Phusro in India and Phuket in Thailand. Our world has become integrated b