My camera has been in for a rude awakening for the best several months, in other words I have taken pictures of record snowfalls and tornadoes. It use to not be like this in the metropolitan Washington, DC area, now it seems to occur on a more frequent basis.
Man cannot control Mother Nature, the bottom line is, she rules. I do not know all of the things man has done to deserve the extreme weather we are experiencing, but we had better right our wrongs if we want to move forward in the future.
Case in point, last winter we had record amounts of snowfall, I am not talking about small amounts, rather the kind of snowfall you see in Alaska, the fact of the matter is we received more snow than our fellow citizens in Alaska. Correct me if I am wrong but we are not suppose to get that much snow.
Anyhow, we transitioned to spring and temperatures were at record highs. This summer we are burning up, temperatures reaching into the 100s and no rain whatsoever. What in the world is going on with this weather in the metro DC area?
Well I am not a rocket scientist nor a weatherman. Just two days ago, a powerful storm pushed through the area and in the end, it was a tornado. Trees were uprooted, power outages impacted over 50,000 households and wind gust of 70 miles per hour, that will get your blood pumping when the wind churns like a hurricane.
In my estimation, something is broken and man needs to fix it. Whenever major cities experience the kind of weather events we have faced, chances are they will not be able to recovery very fast. In other words, people are not use to inconveniences, losing power for a week is tough on modern day families.
No electricity and it shuts down businesses, families have to leave their house until the electricity is turned back on and safety issues abound. It does not matter where a person lives nowadays, when Mother Nature pays you a visit, the only words of advice I can give you is to get out of the way, what a great coping skill.
My children and I hunker down in our basement with hard hats to protect us from potential debris. I call my wife to inform her a storm is coming and to take cover at her job if need be. My motto is do not try to be a hero, when Mother Nature comes calling, welcome her in and the sooner she arrives, the sooner she will leave.
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