Stephan:   Once again here is an example of climate change being proactively dealt with at the local level, where BS and willful ignorance meet reality and good sense prevails because it has to. Annapolis, Maryland is a lovely seaport town that retains something of its colonial character through its architecture. It is also the home of the Naval Academy, which is a powerful influence, just as Army's academy is in West Point, New York. There is a sense of history in these places. Both train people psychological, philosophically, and physically train with the understanding that they may be asked to give up their lives. Literally. It leaves a mark. One of the things America should be proud of is its military. Honor, Duty, Service are taken seriously. And I say this all the more so for the incompetent stupid even benighted way in which they have been used. This is a group of human beings who stand watch Annapolis has always had flooding issues. But this is something different and the city recognizes this, and accepts they have no choice but to accommodate. That this is happening without any overall federal plan is a tree that will bear bitter fruit The Republican Party, as a party is going to face a severe crisis within the next five years, as it becomes clear that climate change is not only real, but capable of destroying  society. As I have said before: it is not about will we recognize and accept climate change, and find a way to live within the parameters we have created. We will come to that. The question is how much pain and damage we are prepared to inflict on ourselves before we learn this lesson?