Cassandrish

 

Cassandra, if you don't know, was a prophet of doom that no one believed. (It was basically because the god Apollo wanted her for a sexual conquest, but she turned him down.)  So now if someone is called a Cassandra, that means that they're prophesying doom but not getting much traction with the general populace.

This NY Times article is a bit Cassandrish.

We Need to Rethink How to Adapt to the Climate Crisis

"This propensity to rebuild in ways we know are not safe must change. What if Fort Myers Beach had prepared not just for today’s climate threats — preparation that clearly was inadequate for a hurricane like Ian — but also for threats decades ahead, when seas will be higher, rainfall more torrential and storms rapidly intensifying in unpredictable ways? That’s the question scientists and innovative leaders should be training their sights on, in Florida and elsewhere."

So, is anyone who needs to listen to this hearing it?  Is anybody that matters paying attention.

I fear that no one is.  Especially in Florida.

 

Cassandra tried to warn her father (the king) and the rest of the Trojans that there were Greeks in that horse.  But nobody listened to her.