California's atmospheric rivers

[sdmikev]

@Shuck

It constantly amazes me that, for a state with such a short history, so much of our policy is either based on, “Let’s assume that will never happen again,” and “Let’s assume this will never not happen,” especially when it comes to water issues.

I live in a house built before 1862, and as far as I know, it’s never flooded, but I’m not counting on that being the case in the future…

It’s human nature. Reactive rather than proactive.
If my house floods, given where we sit geographically in the city, things would have to be truly fucked.