world news - Why has climate change been ignored in the US election debates?

다음 달에 있을 미국 대선으로 민주당과 공화당 후보의 TV 토론이 뜨거웠죠. 지난주 마지막 토론에서도 난타전을 펼쳤는데요. 한 언론에서는 토론 주제가 다양하지 못했다는 평을 내놓았습니다. 어떤 부분에서 그런 말이 나온 건지 함께 살펴볼까요? Why has climate change been ignored in the US election debates? Climate change has been the elephant in the room during the past two US presidential debates. Ignoring/Ignored this issue would be more understandable/understanding if this metaphorical pachyderm weren’t about to rampage through the lives of Americans, causing upheaval on a scale not seen since the start of human civilization. “I’ve been shocked/being shocked at the lack of questions on climate change. It really is fiddling while the world burns,” said Kerry Emanuel, a leading climate scientist. “This is the great issue of our time and we are skirting around it. I’m just baffled by it.”