No, it should trigger a national rethink on where we allow people to keep rebuilding over and over - or at least provide public services and funding - local, state, or federal for those areas.
The problem is that this is the first time these mountain communities have ever seen this sort of event. Coastal areas, sure we need to retreat from the coast, but these mountain communities have never gotten a year of rain in a few hours before.
I live 2 hours away from the mountains of North Carolina. I grew up in the foothills. You have no idea what you are talking about. People aren’t rebuilding here, “over and over.” This was a climate disaster full stop. If we as a species don’t get our shit together and stop poisoning our planet this will keep happening.
