Jess FMaybe this is ignorant but as someone who dealt with hurricanes frequently growing up, I don't see how the hurricane is part of the climate crisis. They don't often make it that far inland, but it happens every 30-40 years, and yes much devastation occurs because that's not an emergency you're ready to face every day. But it's a pretty normal cycle with or without human-perpetuated climate change...what am i missing
Mackenzie Brooks@j_feral I am finding myself more surprised by the "we don't get hurricanes here" because in my corner of Appalachia the legacy of Camille (1969) is very much part of cultural memory.
@mackymoo Yeah I think part of my skepticism about it being a climate change issue was stemming from a feeling of, oh now everyone cares about the hurricanes that have been hitting my homeland forever now that we can use it to raise the alarm about climate change. i guess that's better than no attention at all and signals a potential better future, at least, but I had feelings lol. I grew up with my elders talking about Camille too.
@j_feral My local weather dude accounting for both history and climate change: https://cardinalnews.org/2024/10/02/why-was-helenes-impact-so-bad-for-us/
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Ahh, PRE explains why my friend in Greensboro had a miracle story about how they got lots of rain and some flooding before Friday but were mostly unscathed by the storm. His concluding sentiment is also where I landed, "Pondering either historical repetitiveness or a changing climate future, or both together, gets us to the same place that begs for heightened preparedness on a regional, community and personal level." Great piece!
Ahh, PRE explains why my friend in Greensboro had a miracle story about how they got lots of rain and some flooding before Friday but were mostly unscathed by the storm. His concluding sentiment is also where I landed, "Pondering either historical repetitiveness or a changing climate future, or both together, gets us to the same place that begs for heightened preparedness on a regional, community and personal level." Great piece!