Dear [Write your target's name here],

Tonight and tomorrow's Democratic debates will be in Miami, a city already hard-hit by global heating.

The city regularly suffers from “sunny day flooding” triggered by rising seas. Outside Miami, wildfires are raging in the Everglades. And this week, the city broke a daily temperature record on Sunday and tied another on Monday, hitting a sweltering 98 degrees.

Miami’s floods, fires, and crippling heat offer a preview of what’s to come if the next president doesn’t take swift, decisive climate action. That’s why the Democratic debate moderators and their host networks need to treat climate change like the emergency that it is.

I urge you to put climate change first and foremost at tonight's debates by:

1) Asking multiple questions about the crisis, and letting all candidates weigh in

2) Framing climate change as a broad issue that is impacting all aspects of economic, immigration, environmental and social justice issues.

3) Asking specific questions about candidates' climate plans and solutions

Only by prioritizing climate change solutions can we ensure a livable future for our children and grandchildren.

Thank you for your time,

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Democratic debate moderators: Put the climate crisis front and center

Democratic debate moderators: Put the climate crisis front and center