From the WashPost, this article about a new threat: Tennessee floods show a pressing climate danger across America: ‘Walls of water’.‘Climate change has come barging through the front doors of America.’ An excerpt:
Inland flooding is the leading cause of death associated with tropical cyclones in the past 50 years, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. On average, damage from inland floods costs more than any other severe weather event. It’s a problem from the mountains of western North Carolina, where Tropical Storm Fred killed five people last week, to the streets of Dearborn, Mich., where heavy rains have repeatedly overwhelmed the sewer systems and destroyed homes.