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There probably are a lot of people that don't have a work to go to anymore. I wouldn't call that bright.

And privatize weather predictions so you don't see it coming either.

They can't hear such talking anyways over the really cool sound of their coal rollers.

But dismantling NOAA means the data that proves this will be paywalled and beholden to private ownership, so skewed... So the plan to combat your line of reasoning is already in motion. They just need enough Americans to fall for their candidate.

“Plus we are getting a Buc-ees,” Oh hell yeah now we’re talking!!! “..so at least we will have cold drinks while we fry and drown.” Ah fuck!

What?!? You're telling me Hurricanes in Tennessee aren't normal?

Where is Buc-ees going in?

There are many more we won't know about until next week. This is a national tragedy.

https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2024/09/28/chimney-rock-lake-lure-north-carolina-devastated-by-flooding-photos-and-video/75429597007/

There is a kid on my son's soccer team (East Coast) who is from Cali. I asked him why his family moved here. Unfased he said some forest fire burned his home down and then when they found a place to live again another forest fire burned it down. I guess is parents were like "fuck this."

That was already done over fifty years ago through the national flood insurance program, NFIP.

PSA: If you are in a flood prone area, your lender may require you to purchase flood insurance. But did you know that some communities will argue against changes to the flood maps that would show them as being in a flood prone area? This means you may be at a higher risk for flooding than the federal maps would suggest. You can still buy flood insurance through the NFIP, though.

Here's a "myths and facts about flood insurance" page from FEMA: https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230425/fact-sheet-myths-and-facts-about-flood-insurance

Honestly, it's a good idea. Isn't this how some people survived Hurricane Katrina?

The bad flooding is because of how steep those areas are. Down in Florida, water takes a while to make its way into the creeks, streams, and rivers. The areas with the most extreme flooding is because entire mountainsides worth of rainfall drains in the span of a couple days.

Eastern TN and western NC also had a ton of rainfall from thunderstorms just before Helene so the ground was already saturated. For reference check out this rain gauge in Asheville.

https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/353312082355545/#parameterCode=00045&period=P7D&showMedian=false

The rain from Helene didn't really get to Western NC until the early hours of Friday the 27th. That gauge was already at 10 inches by that time. So really the storm before Helene brought more rain than Helene did. Either the thunderstorm or Helene alone would have been moderate, but manageable flash floods, but the two back to back was insane.

I had absolutely no idea that it was possible for devastation like this to occur from a hurricane all the way in North Carolina.

That's because it's only really becoming a thing due to climate change.

They rarely get hurricane direct hits, but deal with the remnants of major hurricanes a lot. Not many homes are storm proofed like you'd see in Florida though. Clearly their city storm sewer infrastructures are not equipped to deal with the combination of a high annual rainfall followed by a deluge like this.

Edit: I want to clarify that Eastern NC is more prepared than out west, the eastern half sees stronger hurricane remnants more often than out west, where they still get them but they're weaker from the mountains. Not this time, apparently.

Those goddamn Cloud People launching their attacks on the American way of life! It's an act of war!

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