Currently geologists are braving very dangerous terrain to understand what happened in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee.
The link here is from Phillip Prince (Click here) . He is another magnificent surface geologist with incredible insight. The section of mountain he examines is very telling and something no one expected.
The water from Helene came out of the sky with such force it created hydraulic pressure that blew the top of mountain off and sent it like a slurry down the mountain with incredible velocity unearthing everything in it’s path.
I don’t lie or make exaggerations in saying these mountains are not safe and the same can happen again.
Governors need to not only under the levers of emergency management, they also need working knowledge of the potential of a deadly climate. If I were to advise the governors it would be to tap the magnificent resources, both faculty and students, of the state universities to provide the best working knowledge of the effects of the climate, what state emergency management means, where land can become so compromised it will become absent as in erosion, and ultimately where people will be safe.
None of this is in the job description because the USA has never recognized the climate crisis and preferred to look at these incidents as weather problems. Weather is not climate, however, climate does dictate weather.
We know the propaganda Trump administers completely denies the dangers that await every American when it comes to climate. That has to be tempered by governors with insight and the best outcomes for the people.
Democratic governors will be attacked for political leverage because they are smart, dedicated, compassionate, and a real threat to be president in the future. Emails. Emails. Took Hillary away from us. That is exactly what FOX News and other Trump minions are up to. The Dems have to rise above the frey and actually take care of people.
Please.
And, thank you.
