AOC tweets footage of destruction from Dorian: 'This is what climate change looks like'

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) used the devastating damage from Hurricane Dorian to renew her calls for action on climate change on Tuesday, tweeting out a video showing destruction in the Bahamas caused by the storm.

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"This is what climate change looks like," the congresswoman wrote. "It hits vulnerable communities first."

The Democratic socialist then took a hit at her political rivals, saying, "I can already hear climate deniers screeching: 'It's always been like this! You're dim,' etc."

"No," she added. "This is about science & leadership. We either decarbonize & cut emissions, or we don't & let people die."

The Hill reported that at least five people have been killed by the hurricane, which was classified as a level 5 but has been downgraded to a level four as it approaches the U.S.

Ocasio-Cortez has been pushing for aggressive policies to combat global warming since she took office in January. The freshman championed the widely-mocked — and quickly rejected — Green New Deal with Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), a multi-trillion dollar initiative promising to transform the United States' economy while combating racism and other social ills.

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The congresswoman wasn't the only Democratic socialist to insist Dorian was due climate change. Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) wrote on Twitter, "Let us be clear: Hurricane Dorian has everything to do with climate change, which is the existential crisis of our time."