@CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
2026-05-04 13:08 UTC
“New Orleans is in a terminal condition, and we need to be clear with the patient that it is terminal,” he said. “There is an opportunity for palliative care, we can transition people and the economy. We can get ahead of this.”
But, he added, “no politician wants to first give this terminal diagnosis. They will speak about it behind closed doors, but never in public.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/04/new-orleans-sea-levels-relocation-climate-crisis
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@CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social 2026-05-04 22:38
"Hurricane Harvey of 2017 delivered nearly 25 inches of rain over an area of 50,000 square kilometers over Texas. Most of Harvey’s $165 billion price tag (2026 USD) resulted from its extreme rains. Remarkably, six of the top 10 highest-volume U.S. precipitation events occurred over a five-year period (2016-2020). This suggests that climate change is drastically increasing the odds of extreme rain." https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/05/dangerous-heavy-rains-are-getting-more-likely-and-widespread/