Erich Marks

World observer. Dedicated to mitigating sea level rise & climate change. Through innovative solutions, we educate & empower individuals to protect our planet.

[Susan Crawford @scrawford]

Remember Hurricane Harvey?

Climate change made that storm 3.5 times more likely. Helene follows the same pattern—intensified rainfall, catastrophic damage.

We need to understand the scale of these risks and plan for the future.

#ExtremeWeather #Infrastructure

[Susan Crawford @scrawford]

12% of U.S. homeowners are now uninsured. Half of these households earn $40K or less. With premiums soaring, insurance is becoming a luxury many can't afford.

https://t.co/r43WO2ICEc

#ClimateChange #HousingCrisis

[Peter Dynes @PGDynes]

The #ocean's energy is off the charts, and yet another catastrophic storm targets #Florida, just hours away. How much more battering can they take? With each hit, the question isn’t if insurance companies will leave, but who's left? #ClimateEmergency #hurricanemilton

[Kieran Bhatia @BhatiaKieran]

With the North Atlantic at its highest SST anomaly in over 3 months + Nino3.4 descending into #LaNina values (@TropicalTidbits graphs), a reminder we are far from done with this #hurricane season. Transitioning years (neutral to La Niña) have the most hurricanes post-September.

[Susan Crawford @scrawford]

And read @DrJeffMasters @CC_Yale post about all the ways climate change amps up storms: https://t.co/wNXOf5V17M

[Susan Crawford @scrawford]

It’s not just about one storm.

Hurricane #Helene signals a larger pattern—rapid intensification, overwhelming rainfall, and unprepared infrastructure.

The Southeast faces a future much like New York after Sandy.

We must start planning now.

https://t.co/ytHSH5Lurp

[Dr. William J. Ripple @WilliamJRipple]

Apprehensive. . .

[Matthew Todd 🌏🔥 @MrMatthewTodd]

This is coming for all of us sooner or later - whether its flood or fire, disease, food or financial collapse - it's on its way and no one can say they were not warned.

[Yellow Dot Studios @weareyellowdot]

180 confirmed dead and hundreds still missing. Helene is the deadliest mainland US Hurricane since Katrina.

Climate change caused over 50% more rainfall in parts of Georgia and North Carolina.

Big Oil is guilty of homicide.
https://t.co/epNnpEguOs

[Susan Crawford @scrawford]

The math is simple: warmer air holds more water, but the effects of climate change are anything but predictable. With each storm, we cross new thresholds. Are we prepared? Not yet.

https://t.co/ytHSH5Lurp

#ClimateCrisis #StormPreparedness

[Jamie Henn @jamieclimate]

"Civilization could prove a fragile thing."

Shell Oil Company in a confidential 1989 internal memo on the threat of global warming.

Oil and gas companies knew, they lied, and it's time to make them pay for the damage they've done. #MakePollutersPay https://t.co/fXaJt5kfQT

[Matthew Todd 🌏🔥 @MrMatthewTodd]

Truly, it stuns me that media figures, journalists and celebrities are not speaking up
Predictions made decades ago are coming true
Rainfall records obliterated across the world
Summer 24 globally the hottest summer on record
2023 globally the hottest year on record
Gulf stream weakening and likely the cause of stuck weather patterns in the UK
Scientists being proven right
Where this ends is hell on Earth: https://t.co/QTqfdB6p4d

[Susan Crawford @scrawford]

How is it possible that 30 year credit ratings for Florida muni bonds are the same as 5 year ratings? With ferociously accelerating physical climate risks? https://t.co/3MBYRBJx9c

[Susan Crawford @scrawford]

Municipal bonds are being sold as "safe" bets, but cities like Miami & Phoenix are facing massive climate risks. Why aren't credit ratings accounting for the next 30 years of rising waters and extreme heat?

https://t.co/L74sgRg9X0

#ClimateChange #MuniBonds

[Alex Steffen @AlexSteffen]

A high-water mark eight feet above the previous record is insane. It is a discontinuity with all prior experience of the river.

We'll be seeing more and more of these unprecedented events.

The climate crisis is an era, not an issue.

[Yellow Dot Studios @weareyellowdot]

1977: Well, we can’t just replace fossil fuels tomorrow!

1988: Well, we can’t just replace fossil fuels tomorrow!

2005: Well, we can’t just replace fossil fuels tomorrow!

2012: Well, we can’t just replace fossil fuels tomorrow!

2024:

[Peter Dynes @PGDynes]

Earth is now warmer than it has been in 100,000 years. We're on a trajectory towards levels of warming unprecedented in human history. A world no human has lived in. A world the next generation is on a trajectory to experience. Graphic: Potsdam Institute #ClimateCrisis

[Susan Crawford @scrawford]

Storms like #Helene and Idalia are becoming more frequent and destructive—amplified by warming oceans and rising seas. How long this become the new normal? We can’t afford to ignore the signals.

https://t.co/E1ImLfH1z6

[Susan Crawford @scrawford]

Jeff Goodell’s The Heat Will Kill You First nails it: humans are built for narrow conditions. As our climate shifts, we need to reassess where we settle. #ClimateChange

https://t.co/H14Qjg37HO

[Met4Cast - UK Weather @Met4CastUK]

Updated list of countries flooded in the last week;

Europe:

- Poland
- France
- Austria
- Czech Republic
- Italy
- Spain
- Hungary
- England/Wales
- Croatia
- Greece
- Turkey

Other:

- Japan
- China
- Sudan
- Saudi Arabia
- Algeria
- Nigeria