While the nation’s attention is directed at the ongoing burlesque of democratic government in Washington, D.C. those clever Chinese climate hoaxsters are hard at work giving places like Florida a sneak preview of coming attractions. From the Weather Channel: Higher sea levels threaten the systems that carry wastewater away from more than one in five households in the United States, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. These homes use septic tanks that rely on dry soil to work properly. Higher water levels saturate the ground and make it impossible for the soil to filter waste from the water that comes out of septic tanks. The problem is particularly acute for Florida, which has 2.6 million septic systems, according to the state’s Department of Health. That represents 12% of all the septic systems in the U.S. The phenomenon in question is called “king tides,” which occur regularly throughout the autumn months. These are higher-than-usual tides that last about three hours. Manholes become geysers and street flooding becomes deadly. They have nothing to do necessarily with rain—they can occur in bright sunshine—and they are exacerbated by rising sea levels. To view the full article visit Esquire.
