Deadly East Coast hurricane, California downpours tied to climate change
As Tropical Storm Ida cripples New York City and flooding takes dozens of lives along the East Coast, California suffers from a two-year drought that has curtailed water supplies and spawned wildfires scorching nearly 1,000 square miles. One side of the nation gets far too much water, the other side far too little, The common element is climate change and it would be folly for Californians to yearn — even with flames approaching Lake Tahoe, the jewel of the Sierra — for a portion of the rain falling 3,000 miles away.