We have all experienced problems in our life, most minor and some serious. At times, they seem to arrive in rapid succession.
Fortunately, even serious problems can usually be addressed by a cadre of professionals or service personnel and management plans are rapidly designed; a game plan always reduces the stress of a problem, no matter how serious it may be. But when problems arise suddenly and unexpectedly within an environment where assistance is not readily available, they can be overwhelming.
Such is the case in Asheville, North Carolina, where the entire community (homes, businesses, utilities, transportation) were destroyed or incapacitated by flooding. Help must arrive from beyond its confines and an overall management plan will be slow to emerge. Even a massive influx of funding and volunteers cannot rapidly reverse the damage wrought by such a powerful storm. Climate change is a problem that will put all others in perspective.
