Libraries feel like sacred ground - so tied to childhood, dreaming, learning, fun, serenity, and discovery in a beautiful, respectful, sanctuary-like environment. When something happens like this, it really tugs at the heart.
Tragic. Hopefully digital copies of the most important documents are stored somewhere, even if the originals perished. Living in a state that has suffered recent similar disasters due to the force of Mother Nature (those rushing waters look all too familiar), prevailing wisdom is to store valuables in a building high up, out of reach of flood waters, and to build houses/buildings on high ground away from rivers and seacoast.
Here in New England and neighboring NY state, flooding of the last two years was due to what they are calling "extreme rain events." In other words it was like Noah's flood, heavy rain that did not let up for weeks on end. That rain overtook river and stream beds (and certainly storm drains where these exist) washed away buildings, and destroyed crops.
I am very lucky that my own home wasn't affected because existing waterways are located below my property, but walking on my front lawn and the field behind my house was like walking on an over- saturated sponge for most of last summer. I never doubted the scientific reality of climate change, but also never expected it would hit home so quickly.
My childhood library. I spent hours in the periodicals room in the basement working on school projects. 😢
Sad when a library suffers.
Libraries feel like sacred ground - so tied to childhood, dreaming, learning, fun, serenity, and discovery in a beautiful, respectful, sanctuary-like environment. When something happens like this, it really tugs at the heart.
Tragic. Hopefully digital copies of the most important documents are stored somewhere, even if the originals perished. Living in a state that has suffered recent similar disasters due to the force of Mother Nature (those rushing waters look all too familiar), prevailing wisdom is to store valuables in a building high up, out of reach of flood waters, and to build houses/buildings on high ground away from rivers and seacoast.
It's not clear to me where the water came from? Storm drains overloaded?
Here in New England and neighboring NY state, flooding of the last two years was due to what they are calling "extreme rain events." In other words it was like Noah's flood, heavy rain that did not let up for weeks on end. That rain overtook river and stream beds (and certainly storm drains where these exist) washed away buildings, and destroyed crops.
I am very lucky that my own home wasn't affected because existing waterways are located below my property, but walking on my front lawn and the field behind my house was like walking on an over- saturated sponge for most of last summer. I never doubted the scientific reality of climate change, but also never expected it would hit home so quickly.
So very sad.