"In the Fowl River’s case, unusually high tides slowed floodwaters as they went downstream to drain. This increased the water’s depth and flooded a wide expanse — even several miles upstream. The result was deluged roads, washed out cars and damaged houses from a flood that was larger, deeper and longer-lasting due to #RisingSeas."
"One of the most rapid sea level surges on Earth is besieging the American South.
Roads increasingly are falling below the highest tides, leaving drivers stuck in repeated delays, or forcing them to slog through salt water to reach homes, schools, work and places of worship. In some communities, researchers and public officials fear, rising waters could periodically cut off some people from essential services such as medical aid."
@CelloMomOnCars Maybe this is nature's way of giving the denial south a wake up call. Solving the problem in Florida by outlawing reference to climate change.
Remember that "The South" is not monolithic.
Many of these states have rather extreme gerrymandering, and the people who sign the anti-climate laws are not necessarily representative of the voters.
"While much planning and money have gone toward blunting the impact of catastrophic hurricanes, experts say it is the accumulation of myriad smaller-scale impacts from rising water levels that is the newer, more insidious challenge — and the one that ultimately will become the most difficult to cope with."
No hurricane, but
"For weeks, drenching rains in #Texas and parts of #Louisiana have filled reservoirs and saturated the ground.
Heavy storms slammed the #Houston area again Friday, widening already dangerous #flooding in Texas and leading to numerous high-water rescues, including some from the rooftops of flooded homes. Officials redoubled urgent instructions for residents in low-lying areas to evacuate, warning the worst was still to come."
"Most of the weekend rain will fall over western and central #Texas, but a chance of heavier rain returns for the greater Houston area on Sunday. The heaviest downpours in central Texas will occur upstream of the #flooding in #Houston – which is located in Harris, potentially exacerbating flooding in a region where 12 river gauges have reached major flood stage."
#Mosquitoes are swarming around Houston. The future could bring even more.
"After flood-inducing rain pummeled much of #Texas over the past few weeks, another sort of inundation is now swamping the Houston region: Mosquitoes. Lots of them. More than many longtime residents can ever remember.
In tests last week, between 50 and 70 mosquitoes a minute were landing on staffers in some spots in Harris County, Vigilant said."
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