Drought or deluge: different threats, same problems

Whether it's the flooded Northeast or drought-stricken Texas, the threats couldn't be more different, but the problems are remarkably the same: farms are devastated, power plants shut down and water supplies are threatened, says Peter Hanlon for the Huffignton Post. We are running out of time to understand how a changing global climate is changing extreme weather patterns, much less prepare for those changes, he continues, "here's the decision that we all continue to ignore at our own peril: Make significantly greater investments today to help us prepare for the new weather 'normals' of tomorrow, or roll the dice and wait for the next storm - or drought - to hit?"