If you recall, there was a big California fire that destroyed the better part of one town. See this NPR story School a Welcome Escape From Reality for Calif. Area Ravaged by Fire. It is a grim reminder of the terror that stalked that city as the flames spread and now only the ash that remains.
The local emergency managers are there. The FEMA folks are on the ground. Insurance agents have probably settled many claims, but it will be years before homes are rebuilt and businesses re-established. Worst of all, I think many of the small businesses will not be able to survive being out of business for such a long time.
Then there is South Carolina. Six months from now what disaster will be in the news when that record 1,000-year rainfall and flooding is a distant memory for everyone, except those dealing with the aftermath?
