I remember being in Pennsylvania during the summer one year, when it was under drought. Still saw plenty of people watering lawns, primarily in affluent neighborhoods. I've never liked the media portrayal of the heat as something wonderfully summer; it's hotter sooner than it used to be, and that is a problem. Climate change. Global warming. They're bigger issues than someone's misguided need for a green lawn every day of the year.

There was a recent article warning about a pending megaflood in California soon. They're so dry they're on fire, and the megafloods are rare but not unheard of, so the public has largely forgotten them. It really seems lately that if it's not one thing, it's another and with little time between events.

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