NYC right now. Rainfall intensity is increasing as the planet heats as scientists have warned. We are heading for irreversible breakdown as weβve been warned about for decades
8am, street barricades are floating down Gowanus streets, 5th Ave in Park Slope is already a river, and we have a full day of rain ahead. Stay safe
#brooklyndeluge
#nyc
#Ophelia
@MrMatthewTodd
@JustStop_Oil
Watching videos like this makes me wonder -was the weather the same in these cities etc for decades or is this new? eg is this seasonal weather?
@MrMatthewTodd
NYC was originally a swamp, no? Why'd humans settle at a place that's supposed to hold water?
Seems like the earth might just be taking it's land back and humans have no foresight/critical thinking skills to choose to not live in inhospitable areas (deserts, swamps, etc.)
@MrMatthewTodd
That is infrastructure failure, you know as well as I do how screwed that city is. Garbage clogs storm drains systems, the city is falling apart and built 3 inches above sea-level.
@MrMatthewTodd
@MyOneAndOnlyKat
Elsewhere, in Texas, BP sucks up dwindling fresh water for fracking. We are literally going to be starved by big business.