Hello and welcome to Business Daily. I'm Justin Rowlatt.

Coming up with U.S. elections just six weeks away and fires raging on the West Coast of America,

what role will climate change play in voters' decisions?

There's no question that younger voters, even, you know, conservative-leaning, Republican-leaning voters,

accept the science. And the position

of climate skepticism hurts the candidate. But do they really care about climate change at the moment?

I think this year with the coronavirus, that has become the central concern of the U.S.

electorate. And if you look at polls, climate change is barely

registering. That's all in Business Daily from the BBC.

As wildfires sweep the west, hazardous air conditions stretch far beyond the flames,

making air quality in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco,

and Los Angeles some of the world's worst. Wildfires are scorching the West Coast, leaving

behind a path of death and destruction. Smoke from dozens of major fires has drifted all the way

across the country. So many are wondering, when will it end? It's just a devastating

situation. Devastating for California and the other West Coast states, but will it also prove

harmful to Donald Trump's campaign for re-election? Climate change has taken something of a back

seat in the campaign so far this year. Hardly surprising when you'll have your economy shut down by a global pandemic.

There are mass protests and riots against police racism, not to mention the worst jobless claims

figures ever reported.

But this week, with the skies over San Francisco turning an eerie orange and many Californians sealing themselves into their houses

as the air outside became unbreatable with smoke,

climate change has made a comeback.

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