tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post5007725763729282652..comments2024-03-05T13:51:24.898-07:00Comments on Spacefreighters Lounge : THE SLOW APOCALYPSEUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-17096112433783032452018-10-15T11:00:15.917-06:002018-10-15T11:00:15.917-06:00Sadly, yes, that's the case. Most corporations...Sadly, yes, that's the case. Most corporations are much more concerned with turning a dollar than doing the right thing. As authors, we certainly know the impact from that "good old fashioned greed" mindset.L. A. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198035351359321392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-79562726604664249812018-10-13T09:40:44.262-06:002018-10-13T09:40:44.262-06:00Thanks, Diane. Yes, weather is scary! Remember the...Thanks, Diane. Yes, weather is scary! Remember the old commercial, "You can't fool Mother Nature"? Yeah, that. And I think you're right, Laurie, that "economic concerns" (or good old fashioned greed) will drive decision-making, rather than science or good sense. And we'll all pay the price.Donna S. Frelickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16431686010313020234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-30562253303083182542018-10-12T17:42:59.099-06:002018-10-12T17:42:59.099-06:00First, I'm glad you're safe. Weather is sc...First, I'm glad you're safe. Weather is scary stuff. I used to live in Tornado Alley (Missouri), I've felt a tornado go overhead in Michigan, and watched straight-line winds tear up land in front of me while I sat in my car on the side of the road. Fortunately, my family and I never experienced what those in the path of Florence & Matthew have. Climate change is so obvious. For the future, in one of my stories, the civilization devised a way to control weather. Want rain? Here it is. Need dry weather for harvest? No problem. Kind of naive, right?Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-77237487772721597552018-10-12T08:38:30.609-06:002018-10-12T08:38:30.609-06:00I totally agree, Donna. Hurricanes are nature'...I totally agree, Donna. Hurricanes are nature's way of correcting atmospheric imbalance, and we're seeing her working overtime these last couple of years. This might be a good time to ditch the rebuilding efforts and pull back from reconstruction on the coasts, which would spare structures not only from the impact of major storms in the future, but also from rising sea levels due to climate change.<br /><br />But will anyone support an organized effort to avoid rebuilding on that prime beach front property? Unfortunately, I think not. The commercial value far outweighs the risk for most investors. So it seems inevitable we'll be right back here again at some point in the future. Caveat emptor.L. A. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198035351359321392noreply@blogger.com