We think sometimes that if we live in a city, we’re not vulnerable to natural forces. But we are, and it comes as a huge shock to people. There’s no get out of climate change free card.”

I request that President Trump, in addition to erasing the scientific finding that climate change endangers the environment, erase the laws of gravity. They interfere with my freedom of movement. Thank you for your attention to this matter.”

Brooklyn resident Ellen R. Goldman, in a letter published in the NY Times on Feb. 17 under the heading, “Repeal Gravity.”