When Safety Is No Longer
I was a Girl Scout. I camped with my troop at Camp Cedar Hill outside of Boston. For a poor city kid, camping was life-changing, full of lollipop trees, camp songs and sneaking out to run the leaders' bras up the flagpole. We never feared for our safety, neither did our parents. That all changed as of the morning of July 4th this year. When I awoke Friday morning, I looked out from my desk to another blue-sky day shining through the window. Another glorious day, I thought. Little did I know my heart would soon break into tiny pieces as I skimmed the news. There at the top of the fold was the story of an all-girls camp in the Texas Hill County - Camp Mystic - where over 20 girls, within seconds were washed away by a flash flood. How could this happen? According to people who are paid to know these things, the reason is multifold. First, climate change has increased the risk of extreme weather. Second, the cuts to our Weather Service left gaping holes in the expert...
