Cuba has asked the U.S. for help. You know things are desperate for them. Right after Ian went though the whole island lost power. People have started protesting the power still being out.
Our city had a really bad flood 15 years ago. People near the river were told to evacuate, and most left their pets at home. They were told they would be able to return in a day or so...didn't happen. I remember one person absolutely distraught because their small dog drowned in his home. Nowhere for him to go and the water was just too high. Nope, I couldn't evacuate and leave them behind. Look at what happened to pets during the Fukushima disaster.I'm about to head out for my cat care shift at the rescue and, based on the map, it looks like the power might be out there. They have a plan in place, though, as long as I can get there okay. I don't think there's any flooding or trees down in the path I take, but I'll bet the stop lights are out. Hopefully won't be a lot of people out and about yet at 8:20 Saturday morning.
Husband and I were talking about evacuating and we wouldn't if it meant leaving our cats. One of the saddest things I remember about Katrina is not allowing people to bring their pets with them. It was heartbreaking.
The best planning would be to educate potential buyers of the risks associated with living in that area. Some states and areas of states are prone to reject strict building codes until it is too late. As for the mother with a sick child in the story, unless she had a prescription for antibiotics/antiviral from a doctor, going to the pharmacy is pointless if she has a properly stocked medicine cabinet (children's Tylenol, Tylenol and NSAIDs).Hurricane Ian flooded Florida, and climate change only made it worse (usatoday.com)
Some say better planning could have improved things, but I'm not sure that's the case. How do you plan for floods in a place that's one low plain, barely above sea level?
Having had to manage meds, I can say that it's not always possible to plan for all contingencies regarding them, as I just re-learned last week. I almost ran out of a med because some moron at the doctor's office sent the wrong prescription.The best planning would be to educate potential buyers of the risks associated with living in that area. Some states and areas of states are prone to reject strict building codes until it is too late. As for the mother with a sick child in the story, unless she had a prescription for antibiotics/antiviral from a doctor, going to the pharmacy is pointless if she has a properly stocked medicine cabinet (children's Tylenol, Tylenol and NSAIDs).
It's pretty hard to defy geophysics and climate change while keeping building costs affordable.
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