Despite the often-brave posturing we hear about rebuilding after natural disasters, perhaps it is time to lose the hubris and realize that yes, even North America is subject to the devastations wrought by climate change. The American hubris of exceptionalism will not protect them from the fury of nature that has visited so many other regions of the world.
It must be a sobering and, one hopes, humbling, realization.
The following is from Ft. Meyers, Florida, brought to you by Hurricane Ian.
I can still hear Dani "Suicide" Smith's squeal as her High River house flooded and she recanted every bit of deregulation of business, elimination of environmental studies, and demanded socialist government compensation and as is customary by the "live by the water crew" public funded flood mitigation to prevent future loss.
ReplyDeleteGod gave them dominion over nature ,right? Right?
It is a come-to-Jesus moment for many, Anon, including De Santis in Florida who, as a senator, once voted against compensation for New York and New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy. I believe he is first in line now demanding federal disaster aid.
DeleteIt was Biden fault!
ReplyDeleteIt was the fault of the gays and gendered confused!
Maybe its just the confused and greedy?
TB
Once they have emerged from their debris, TB, Floridians of fevered imagination will find the appropriate scapegoat(s).
DeleteI have to admit, I really don't care about Ft. Meyers, Port aux Basques is another matter.
ReplyDeleteThere was a TV show called "Beach Front Bargains." It focused on people from inland states snapping up cheap, cheap, cheap beachfront homes and condos, mainly in the Florida Keys. Shit, oh dear.
DeleteIt would seem that people love to live a fantasy-fueled life. Reality must be quite jarring.
DeleteI have to agree, jrk. People who live in Florida know the risks, The people in the Maritimes could not have really anticipated the disaster that befell them.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.ucsusa.org/resources/underwater?utm_source=googlegrants&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=climate&gclid=Cj0KCQjwyt-ZBhCNARIsAKH1176rKX8HHbYVwXMgOBRvjWLU30ayj03gnMpt-sJAuIo8mYTGeQ9ON-YaAjO0EALw_wcB
ReplyDeleteLorne, I get this recurring feeling that reminds me of the moment when the roller coaster car begins to plunge from its apex.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link, Mound. I agree with the feeling you express. It is interesting to note in the Union of Concerned Scientist report that their scenario, published in 2018, is being realized much faster than predicted. It is increasingly apparent that the feedback loops we are currently dealing with have accelerated significantly the processes of inundation and destruction.
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