No More Fairy Tales, XXXIV
the path of Milton ...
a bunglow tied down by straps
bolted to the ground
FYI: The New Yorker, Oct. 8: Why Hurricane Milton Is a Sign of the New Abnormal
“We are stepping into a critical and unpredictable new phase of the climate crisis.” This assessment, co-authored by several of the world’s leading climate scientists, was published on Tuesday, in the journal BioScience.
Milton, pretty much from its inception, has been an abnormal storm. “It is exceedingly rare for a hurricane to form in the western Gulf, track eastward, and make landfall on the Western coast of Florida,” Jonathan Lin, an atmospheric scientist at Cornell, explained to Vox. As Milton swirled over the Gulf of Mexico, it encountered water that was almost three and a half degrees hotter than usual for early October.
The storm went from barely a hurricane to a Category 5 storm in less than twenty-four hours (FYI: CBS News, Oct. 10: Hurricane Milton makes landfall as Category 3 on Florida's west coast.)
Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, says that he’s “not a global-warming person.” Just a few months ago, he signed a bill that erased most references to the problem from state law.
Added: Game Show, 2024, LXVI
written in response to ABC News, Oct. 7: More than 230 people have been killed from Hurricane Helene, which unleashed devastation across Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee.
raging waters
tear through state after state
drill, baby, drill louder
FYI: KALW Public Media, Oct. 8: Donald Trump's "drill, baby, drill" policies will worsen the climate crisis. And MSNBC, August 8: Trump’s "drill baby drill" plan: The wrong answer to the right questions
Asked about his jobs plan, Donald Trump pointed to oil drilling.
Asked about housing affordability, he again pointed to oil drilling.
Added: No More Fairy Tales, XXXV
bumpertobumper
traffic on the 12-lane highway
as raging waters sweep
we'reallinthis
t o ge t h e r a gain
Added: Game Show, 2024, LXVII
my body, my choice
penetrating the distant chants
of USA!
I gaze at Lady Liberty’s
forward-facing charge
