This is fascinating - though obviously very concerning. And scary. "We've always done it this way," just ain't gonna work going forward. The corollary is with the fire dangers in the West. Many of the same things happening. (And house insurance has gone up astronomically where it's still available.) The shifts in climate MAY bring more monsoons to SoCal (potentially a good-ish thing) but we can see the devastation farther north. Too many entrenched folks with proverbial fingers in their ears til it happens to them.
Yes, the American culture is singularly focused on the self. Individuals are unconcerned until it affects them directly, which is usually when it is too late. I was unaware of a stronger monsoon flow into S. CA That is good news, if it comes to fruition.
This is fascinating - though obviously very concerning. And scary. "We've always done it this way," just ain't gonna work going forward. The corollary is with the fire dangers in the West. Many of the same things happening. (And house insurance has gone up astronomically where it's still available.) The shifts in climate MAY bring more monsoons to SoCal (potentially a good-ish thing) but we can see the devastation farther north. Too many entrenched folks with proverbial fingers in their ears til it happens to them.
The "We've always done it this way," and Republican denial of the changing climate are a deadly combination for the US and the world
Yes, the American culture is singularly focused on the self. Individuals are unconcerned until it affects them directly, which is usually when it is too late. I was unaware of a stronger monsoon flow into S. CA That is good news, if it comes to fruition.