Earth Casts the Only Vote that Counts
Earth Casts the Only Vote that Counts
Tomorrow, America votes. All over the newsrooms, pundits will tap and swipe the latest results of the U.S. presidential election on the “magic walls.”
Meanwhile, Spain is cleaning up and struggling to decide when, where, how, or if to rebuild its infrastructure after the biggest flood in decades–or even its history.
Heavy rain causes devastation to south-eastern Spain (The Guardian)
Over only a few hours, an ocean fell out of the sky, and a flood devastated an area around Valencia in eastern Spain. Over 200 people died.
Pedestrians look at piled-up cars in Sedavi, south of Valencia city, after deadly floods. (The Guardian)
In Chiva, a county west of Valencia, over 400 liters of water fell in eight hours on each square meter. Translated into imperial measures:
Over 2.5 barrels of rain unloaded over an area of 3 x 3 feet in eight hours.
Rapid superheating of the atmosphere driven by greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil and methane emissions from natural gas leaks and agriculture is the reason behind the catastrophic weather that caused the devastation to Spain.
Spain’s flood is only the last in a series of severe flooding events in the past few years that hit Germany, Italy, South Eastern Europe, Italy, Morocco, and Algeria.
In Chiva, Valencia, over 400 liters of rainfall per square meter fell in just eight hours (The Guardian)
Tomorrow, America votes. As you fill your ballot, make sure to vote for the climate because, in the end, Earth casts the only vote that counts.
