I wonder if very many of us in the nation and world are paying attention to all the weather-related events, disasters and catastrophes included, that have been taking place this year. Herewith are just a few of the latest.
This took place the week before the Memorial Day weekend.
Multiple highways across Missouri shut down due to flooding
Check out how many roads were closed across the entire state of Missouri.
This was just last weekend:
Memorial Day weather: Heat wave scorches southern US
Then this happened.
Vehicles stuck in foot-deep hail in Omaha, Council Bluffs area
This one was four days ago.
Snowplows push piles of hail out of southwest Omaha
Then we all know this took place this last week locally.
Large and Dangerous Tornado Touches Down in Kansas City Outskirts
This is going on now, to the South of us, of course, and is still going on.
Record flooding causes levee breach in western Arkansas
This is the past month.
Floods, tornadoes, snow in May: Extreme weather driven by climate change across US
This is just how large an issue this is.
The U.S. Has Had 500 Tornadoes in 30 Days
This Is Not “Normal”: There Have Been More Than 500 Tornadoes In The U.S. During The Last 30 Days
You can go here and see just some of the damage.
Tornado Damage: 13 Days of Devastation in Photos
So how long, America? How long until we first accept global warming is happening and it's taking place because we humans are pumping so much CO2, carbon dioxide, into the atmosphere? And then, second, how long until we do something about it?
