Sunday, April 21, 2019

After Superstorm Sandy I don't' know how much people can take.

What I rarely hear being taken as a testimony for Congress are the mental health professionals and social works that have contact with the victims of the climate crisis. There needs to be a record of the impact of the severe weather and not just a record of the storms.

The impact of the climate crisis needs to be known to Congress in it's ability to ensure proper and effective climate policy.

April 20, 2019
By Jean Mikle

A flash flood watch (click here) remains in effect for most of New Jersey this morning, as storms, some including heavy downpours, continue to move across the state.

A flash flood watch means rapid flooding of urban areas and areas with poor drainage, caused by heavy rain falling in a short period of time, according to the National Weather Service.

The weather service has also issued flood advisories for parts of southern, central and northeastern New Jersey. A flood advisory means heavy rain is moving through the advisory area, and could cause minor flooding.

Although heavy rain may happen throughout the state, most of the heaviest precipitation will be along the coastline this morning, according to metereologist Steven DeMartino, of NY NJ Pa Weather....