What makes Corpus Christi significant as a case is not that the drought was unpredictable. It is that the #drought was predicted, and that the planning systems in place were calibrated to conditions that are no longer stable. https://www.texasobserver.org/corpus-christi-water-crisis-climate-projections/

#water #CorpusChristi #GulfCoast #politics #USpol #tech #environment #ClimateChange #news

The Corpus Christi Water Crisis Isn't Exceptional. It's Early.

When drought cycles outpace infrastructure planning, a water emergency is not a surprise—it’s a forecast.

The Texas Observer
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Want to add the tag #collapse here, because what the article describes is such a good example matching its definition: climate collapse is when institutions or infrastructure that once worked are now failing.