They’re trying to wash us away

As part of its broad horrible aftermath, the destruction that Helene has inflicted on the greater Asheville area — a place, it should be noted, hours away from the Atlantic coast and more than 2,000 feet above sea level — is staggering:

And the situation is even more dire in the surrounding rural areas:

Asheville has been hit hard, but it’s smaller communities like Chimney Rock and Lake Lure that have been in some cases completely destroyed by the storm. With communication and travel in the region still severely impacted, it’s a nightmare scenario. https://t.co/EXaKOmiAdh— Felicia Sonmez (@feliciasonmez) September 29, 2024

The fact that six climate change-denying Republican lawyers are poised to take over environmental policy in the United States seems quite bad, in this context.