chapotraphouse @hexbear.net Owl [he/him] @hexbear.net 10 hr. ago

"Unfortunately, the National Climatic Data Center is based in Asheville, North Carolina"

arstechnica.com We’re only beginning to understand the historic nature of Helene’s flooding

How does a region that is nearly 500 miles from the Gulf become devastated by flooding?

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literally a simpsons bit:

"Oh Lisa, there's no record of a hurricane ever hitting Springfield."...."Yes, but the records only go back to 1978, when the hall of records was mysteriously blown away."
During what was one of the worst times in my life, I took a solo vacation to Asheville and Chimney Rock. The people there were some of the most lovely and inviting people I'd ever met. Literally the kindness of strangers and the beauty of that place healed my soul to make it through. It breaks my heart to see that town destroyed.
- Except we’re not destroyed. I made a post about how that kindness you’re describing is more strong than ever. Our physical reality is fucked but our psychological and emotional health is spry.
Asheville is probably one of the more progressive areas of NC
- It really is, it’s a lovely town and my heart aches for them
"How does a region that is nearly 500 miles from the Gulf become devastated by flooding?"

What the fuck kinda question is that? Do these people think floods exclusively happen on the coast?
I can offer comment but it would be removed for self doxx. at least the floods didn't take the house
"safe from climate change" by the way
Apparently the retro computer and video game Youtuber LGR lives there and had two trees fall on his house
- LGR is still active?
  
  I mean, not now for the foreseeable future since his house seems to be unlivable and his collection room apparently got flooded, but before that he was regularly cranking out videos
Don't you just hate it when kkkrackers get soggy?
- bad take, this is just liberal "why should I care? They vote wrong" logic with a leftist veneer.
  
  Death to AmeriKKKa has to start somewhere.
- According to the 2020 census, Asheville's population is 10% African American, 8% Hispanic, 4.5% mixed race, 0.6% 'some other race', 0.27% Pacific Islander, and 0.26% Native American.
  
  That's a full 25% of the population that aren't 'kkkrackers', and god only knows how many of them, including the aforementioned 'kkkrackers', are deeply marginalized in other ways - being queer, nuerodivergent, disabled... being a member of any marginalized group in an area like Appalachia isn't easy, and now this flooding has destroyed all their lives just as much as it's made the 'kkkrackers get soggy.'
  
  Be serious. It's a natural disaster in an extremely poor area by American standards. It's not just fucking over a bunch of rich white people.
- i have a friend who lives there doing mutual aid work. she and her partner and their parents are leftists
- zooted off schandenfreude

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