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I found Lori Holder-Webb's article [“Why does this never seem to get easier?,” Voices, Sept. 7] very informative and insightful, especially about the hidden dangers that floods possess. We were victimized by this tropical storm by losing our bridge and driveway, but we certainly did not have it as bad as other folks.
Holder-Webb touched on the “unfairness” of this storm in a northern landlocked state like Vermont. I had the same thought processes going, but I'd like to think that I connected the dots with climate change.
That's not to say that any natural disaster - hurricane, tornado, drought - is inevitable, but the warming of the atmosphere makes these storms more volatile and deadly.
Isn't that what we are seeing these past few years and especially in 2011? Just think, a tropical storm coming this far north, 500 miles wide, with enough punch to dump 11 inches of rain on Vermont! This was followed by the remnants of another tropical storm hitting us with 7 more inches the following week.
