Floods
Your coverage of the tragic flooding in Venezuela neglected an important part of the story. This latest flood is part of a global trend due to warming from greenhouse gases, mainly CO2 from the gas and oil we burn, and it is accelerating. Though we don’t know where the next flood will hit, the climate is changing, and warmer air can hold more moisture.
Perhaps we Americans can do something more lasting than sending humanitarian aid, by signing on to global treaties and cutting our energy usage. Do we need to see Balboa Peninsula underwater before we act?
TERRY LePAGE
Irvine
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