Hurricane Isaac definitely brought us a few days of rain, and one day it poured for a few hours. But mostly it was a steady rain that helped the grass to recover in our yards, altho', of course, the crabbiest crabgrass survives the best. It is a little late, though, for the crops that suffered, especially, in Missouri, corn and soy. Some cattle were in danger as well because the usual amount of hay was less, and was harvested early. So the farmers have been selling their cows ahead of the regularly expected calendar.
Meanwhile, States to the west of us are still in a heavy drought pattern. We gained, they lost. http://www.weather.com/weather/videos/news-41/top-stories-169/isaac-helps-with-the-drought-30502
Overall the weather pattern still fits global warming in our time. The question for our future is how readily we can change our habits to use less energy, especially carbon-based fuel driven power. Until utilities and government begin to work hand in hand with the citizens to change entirely to sustainable sources, our future is at high risk. And we may never be able to go back to our previous denial, as more extremes will likely occur from the accumulation of carbon in the atmosphere in Asia.
In other words, we are up against a wall that can only be scaled with a huge wake-up cry from governments pushed by citizen voices everywhere on the Earth.
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