Trump’s Second Term Fuels a Slow-Motion Climate Catastrophe

In this opinion piece, Engelhardt argues that Donald Trump’s second term, driven by fossil-fuel expansion and rollback of climate protections, accelerates the world toward a ‘point of no return’ on climate change. The author depicts a slow-motion apocalypse—rising heat, record weather disasters, and geopolitical turmoil—contrasted with China’s aggressive shift to clean energy, and brands Trump the 'president from hell' whose agenda could threaten democracy and the planet.