Here's why flooding in the Appalachians from Helene is so catastrophic. It will take decades to recover. www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...@meghanbartels.bsky.social 🧪

Why Appalachia Flooded So Severely from Helene’s Remnants

Inland flooding from tropical cyclones, even at high altitudes, is a major worry—and one that scientists don’t know enough about

The people most effected by anthropogenic climate disruption will continue to be those least responsible.

Thank you for this piece. But we know that the closing line isn't right: "When does life truly go back to normal? But given the scale and challenges at play here, Camp says, 'it may take decades.'" We'll be in a different place entirely in a decade. yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/08/when...

When will climate change turn life in the U.S. upside down? » Yale Climate Connections

Intensifying extreme weather events and an insurance crisis are likely to cause significant economic and political disruption in the U.S. sometime in the next 15 years.

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I've always considered Hurricane Camille in 1969 to be the Appalachian geohazard worst-case scenario. I hope this won't be worse. One point of correction: a 1000-yr event has an 0.001 annual probability, not 0.1 as the author wrote. Maybe they mean 0.1 percent, which would be correct?

Let's see.... who can we blame this on? Russia, China, Iran, Hamas, Drug addicts, our sins? Anything but climate change.