Climate, water meeting
The past few years have taught us that we are in a new era of supercharged and destructive hurricanes, and that it is not enough to tape our doors and windows and lay down sandbags to prevent our houses from flooding. We must deal with the bigger picture of climate change and mitigating its causes and effects. Part of that is protecting the wetlands that protect us.
This was the focus of the “Climate, wetlands, and the right to clean and healthy waters” public meeting originally scheduled for Oct. 8 at the Cape Coral Library. It was a climate event cancelled due to a climate disaster: Hurricane Milton. It has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 29, 6-7 p.m. at the Cape Coral Power Squadron building in downtown Cape Coral.
This may well be the most consequential presidential election in our lifetimes, and there are ballot initiatives of profound importance. But there should also be no delay in protecting our wetlands because climate reality is impacting our daily lives in the form of rising insurance rates, decreasing property values, and threats to our personal safety.