Welcome to the new normal. Story did not mention climate change.
The deluge that started on Wednesday set records in several areas, said Dan Peterson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.'Nightmare' of rain, flooding in Northeast
"Multiple rainfall records have been set for parts of New York, eastern Pennsylvania and North Carolina," he said.
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Meteorologist Tim Armstrong with the National Weather Service in Wilmington declared the 22.54 inches to be the rainiest five-day period there that he could find on record since 1871. It easily beat Hurricane Floyd's 19.06 inches in 1999.
Still no mention of climate change.
I guess the fact that it is now self evident will have to be good enough.
ReplyDeleteWhere are the leaders? Who is planning for the future?
ReplyDeleteHow many necessary mitigating engineering projects are being ignored? Are we increasing the number of Coast Guard rescue personnel? Who will clean up after all of the flooded property? Do we need more hardening of the infrastructure to withstand more chaotic and violent storms, like tornadoes? Should we be moving houses back from eroding shores?
We are so far behind in the basic management of these problems, it's scary...
Thank you Anonymous. Your points are the point of this blog.
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