'At Least 17 People Killed in Violent Flooding Across California. Here's What to Know'
#TimeMagazine

“Like severe weather events around the world, the sudden change from scorching dryness to torrential downpours is catching Californians off-guard. Although not necessarily linked directly to #ClimateChange, such phenomena are becoming more common as the world warms and weather becomes more unpredictable.”

https://time.com/6246309/california-flooding-storms/

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'Saturation'
#SteadyNewsletter #DanRather #ElliotKirschner

“We require water to sustain us. And yet increasingly we teeter on a climatic seesaw — swings of fortune between life-giving and life-taking, creation and destruction, hope and despair. . . .

“What is much more immediate is the sickening sense of a world out of balance, alternating between extremes with no space for pausing, reflecting, or reimagining. I grew up in #California, and I remember wet winters and foggy summers. There was a pace to seasons that, while not as dramatic as in other parts of the country, still made sense.

“But that world of my childhood is gone, thanks in large part to the #ClimateCrisis. . . . We didn’t know how precarious our equilibrium with #nature was until we took it for granted. . . .

“And yet there is another narrative emerging, one of #resilience. . . .

“This new reality demands we reckon with reality. Rain. Or shine.”

https://steady.substack.com/p/saturation

#ClimateJustice #ClimateAction