Greensburg, Kansas Serves As Model For Climate Change Recovery

Here's prog blog spin imagining that people around the world can recreate this quirky Kansas town that rose to the occasion and let their "better angels" in the aftermath of crisis . . . 

"In a time when extreme climatic events are on the rise —  causing more than $500 billion in damages and economic losses in 2024 alone — one particularly bad storm can be enough to wipe a small, unlucky community off the map.

"But what Greensburg accomplished after a 1.7-mile-wide EF-5 tornado ripped through the town, killing 12 people and flattening public buildings, businesses and private homes, is a testament to what can happen — and will become necessary — as temperatures rise and weather patterns shift."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Is Greensburg, Kansas, the model for resilient rebuilding after disaster?

Greensburg has rebuilt for self-reliance, providing a perhaps sustainable model for other disaster-leery communities to follow.