Snow + leaves = snapped trees
Now that the planet is one degree warmer, the wacky weather continues to get weirder and weirder with each passing week. Let’s review:
Climate change makes the weather weird.
The hots hotter
The colds colder
Heavier rains, more frequent severe hurricanes.
Cold snaps in strange places.
Add to that the latest twist: 10 inches of snow and high winds in October when the trees are still filled with leaves.
Mother Nature had things all figured out: snowstorms didn’t come until leaves we’re gone from trees. Trees we’re never meant to handle the heavy weight to ten inches of snow.
Floods in Thailand
But as we continue to put carbon and other pollutants into the atmosphere, Mother Nature has been co-opted and wacky weather is causing a long slow emergency that is more than just an inconvenience. Here in the northeast, millions are without power. But over in Thailand they are experiencing the worst floods in 50 years.
Here at the Rubin Rodeo, we are entering day #3 with no power or heat. We do have water, we have a nice fireplace and a gas stove. So we’re making do. Inconvenience is all relative, right? We are warm and dry and well fed. We’ve actually been making some great meals in the dark!
We are also able to leave the Rodeo because there are no trees blocking our street, gotta be thankful for small things, right?
Stay tuned for more blog posts about how to create resilience in your residence so that you can weather the upcoming continual stream of wacky weather that is no doubt coming our way.
