Hurricane Milton hit Florida with a wallop last night.

This may have been the strongest hurricane to hit Florida in a century. It’s too soon to add up the damage, but roofs were torn off buildings, entire towns were flooded, cranes toppled off of buildings, and millions are without electricity and will be so for some time.

This comes only two weeks after Hurricane Helene hit the Southeastern US, causing severe damage in some of the same areas.

Extreme weather events appear to be happening more often and with more intensity as our global climate changes. Sadly, the political climate appears to be just as turbulent and intense.

No sooner did impending storm warnings appear than some politicians started spreading unfounded rumors about a lack of federal funding (not true), delays in getting funding to states based on their political background (refuted by local governors), and even that “They” who can control the weather had the storm “geoengineered” in order to harm Republicans (not even physically possible!).

At a time when people are hurting and need all the help they can get, these accusations spur mistrust and fear. As a hurricane survivor myself, I know that Mother Nature is the great equalizer—she doesn’t hit one political party or ethnic group or religious denomination any more than any others. Water seeks its own level—and those in its way are inundated.

When disaster strikes, we need to come together to help those in need—not propagate this kind of nonsense.

Florida will dry out and recover—with help from government, nonprofits, and private organizations. But what kind of storm is brewing offshore for our country? There is no FEMA to rescue us from our political mis-steps. It’s time to come together to do the right thing for everyone—before the next big storm hits.

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