Overview

• Christina Amira Khalil, a Green Party candidate, sparked controversy by blaming the recent earthquake in the NYC metro area on climate change.
• The claim was widely mocked on social media and debunked by experts, including NASA, stating earthquakes are caused by tectonic plates.
• The earthquake, the strongest to hit the Tri-State area since 1884, caused no significant damage but prompted travel disruptions and widespread fear.
• Other politicians, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, also made controversial statements linking the earthquake to unrelated causes.
• Khalil deleted her original post after receiving criticism and locked her social media account, but the debate over her comments continues.