We Ruined Rain
Water is a cosmic gift. Climate change is turning it into a weapon.
by Marina Koren
Jun 20, 2024
4 minutes
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Water gave every living thing on Earth the gift of existence. And yet, of late, it seems determined to wipe us out. The Atlantic hurricane season, widely predicted to be a fierce one, is here, and early this morning the first named storm, Alberto, made landfall in northeastern Mexico and drenched everything in its path.
And in Florida last week, it was as if the heavens had turned on the tap and simply left it running. The state’s south about eight to 10 inches of rain throughout June; some parts of Southern Florida received about 20 inches of
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