01-26-2021, 03:35 AM
davester wrote:
[quote=RgrF]
The current administration has taken some baby steps to mitigate the first of the threats by reallocating FEMA funds to preventative rather than strictly reactive actions.
This means bringing agencies like the Army Corp of Engineers and others to plan and build in the most threatened but also the most salvageable locations. Some areas of he country have already reached the fail safe point are beyond salvage.
These actions may not succeed but they are something the previous administration would not have even considered.
That sort of thing only treats the initial symptoms, not the root cause. Orders-of-magnitude greater societal and economic changes are needed than could be implemented by USACE. Also, that is not the right agency to do the job. This needs fundamental big science, economic, and social solutions. Although engineering work will be needed, that is the easy part.
I agree and mentioned it because it represents a change in direction, a change we'd not have seen but for the election. How far they can take the direction change in 4 years is questionable but they may be able to build a foundation for the next administration.
None of this goes anywhere if the "know-nothings" once again gain power.