Climate Change means 100 year floods every 10 years

SHOOT: It is really a lack of imagination, and perhaps inappropriate nomenclature [Climate Change sounds pretty benign, not so] that has perpetuated our march towards KLIMAKATASTROPHE. Sitting ensconced in a climate controlled office or driving through the suburbs in an air conditioned Lexus it may be hard to imagine temperatures rising and dust bowl conditions.

What's really happening is the weather is increasingly erratic - extremes then. Floods, droughts, a lack of pattern. This creates havocs on farms and strains and overloads municipal containment systems (sewage, water supply, grain and fuel storage, electricity._ In simple terms, global warming heats up = speeds up = everything that happens. There is more energy in the system leading to a more rapid turnover of events, and the discharge of that energy.

clipped from www.economist.com “I thought the 1997 flood was the benchmark for the future,” says Fargo’s mayor, Dennis Walaker. “It is just unbelievable to see what’s happening to us this year.” After a snowy winter the river rose quickly. On March 13th John Hoeven, North Dakota’s governor, issued a disaster declaration; 11 days later President Barack Obama followed suit. Local forces worked feverishly, joined by the National Guard, the Border Patrol, the Army Corps of Engineers and others. On March 28th the river rose to a perilous 40.8 feet (12.4 metres) in Fargo, surpassing the 1897 record. The city’s dykes mostly stood firm. Now, for the moment, the water is receding. Fargo’s frantic efforts are the latest chapter in a long struggle