It is not only joyful, but also painful to note that after receiving the alert, neither the employers sent the workers home, nor any of them failed to encourage those who failed to comply. join the group, thereby putting them at risk of danger.
The water grew and swelled on the earth, until it covered the highest mountains in the sky."
Now is not the time to take responsibility for the deaths and destruction. It’s not. Politicians should probably understand that it is neither now nor ever, although some have already tried. There is no human way to contain what has happened, nor is there sufficient capacity to immediately deal with the effects of a force of nature of this magnitude. I would have surpassed them all. This is why it is the right time to realize that these deaths, so many deaths!, are all dead and that among these deaths, so many deaths!, there were one and the other because in the face of tragedy we We’re not all just human beings. human beings but brothers in danger and misfortune.
The future is catching up with us. Let us not be daffodils, we have never succeeded in fulfilling the divine mandate, we have never been able to dominate the earth nor its unleashed forces. We could only hurt him, make him hostile, make him more dangerous. This too has no real choice but to try to stop the threat from growing so quickly and respect ourselves for as long as possible. This is what public officials of all sides must work to do: save the next lives, because disasters will be more and more deadly. I do not intend to be apocalyptic but realistic.
Scientists are running out of color scales. That of AEMET ends at 300 liters per square meter, but on Tuesday they fell to 500 liters per square meter in eight hours. Maximum alert. Red alert. What word do we use when the red is too small? How can we alert the authorities, businessmen, society and citizens of the brutality to which nature will subject us? You have to look for the word after the red because, unfortunately, we will have to pronounce it several times.
We need to agree on colors and protocols that are mandatory, not just suggested, and only our representatives can do that. It’s true that it’s about alerting, but not only that. Do not be afraid to use the methods available to you and do not be afraid to be criticized for using them if then indomitable nature laughs at us and turns around and does not discharge what we thought or did not does not spare us the greatest pain. Alert and specify the alert. Using the word after red should immediately make it clear, without saying it, that the circumstance is so exceptional that it merits exceptional measures. It should be clear that the word after red requires the closure of educational centers as well as work centers that are not essential in an emergency. It is not only gratifying but also painful to note that after receiving the alert, neither the employers sent the workers home nor any of them failed to encourage those who were missing to join the group, leaving them in danger. Scientific opinions must be directly linked to administrative indications. It is not only about warning, but also about ensuring that human lives are protected against greed, disbelief, recklessness and stupidity. Fix it, accept it, respect it.
As the phenomena are predictably more extreme and violent due to our unfortunate action on the planet, each area must be specifically prepared and trained for those that could most likely occur on its territory (damages, earthquakes, eruptions, hurricanes, storms, snowfall, etc.). This means that neighborhood residents must know the most appropriate mechanisms to protect themselves in the event of a serious alert. There is no point in explaining to people how to abandon a washed away or flooded car, when hundreds of people have already had to face a sometimes disastrous situation. Train the population, carry out exercises and provide training in civil protection also in small towns further away from emergency services and which, in most cases, have to fend for themselves until reinforcements arrive. A compatriot from Almería or Granada must know where to protect themselves from an earthquake, a Canarian how to behave in the event of an eruption, a plateau how to deal with a snowfall like Filomena, those who find themselves on the edge of a river in case of flooding, etc. place.
It would also not be amiss if the population were encouraged to create a sort of emergency backpack in which would be present those things that technology has removed from our lives: radio, batteries, flashlights, candles, matches. .. It’s not me who has to finish the list does not take up space and can be important in overcoming unfavorable circumstances. Now that we carry everything on our cell phones, if the battery dies and the power goes out, the world could come crashing down on us until the authorities and emergency services rescue us.
Let’s talk about the population, we have our thing too. It is not possible that meteorologists and authorities should be reprimanded or accused of warning us for nothing. Nature is movement. Look at Florida, if the tornado eventually weakens a bit and you are lucky enough not to be hit as badly as expected, does it make sense to complain because the authorities will tell you to nail your windows and doors shut or evacuate? Do we remember how much nonsense was said when all our cell phones were vibrating a few years ago? Let’s collaborate in our own protection, let’s not play Peter and if the wolf doesn’t come, let’s thank heaven if he continues to be a protector.
They should take care of all that and not so much else. That’s why I’m not surprised that they decided not to make political statements during the days of official mourning, because they are aware that most of the time what they say, what they shout at each other, does not seem to serve politics at all and does too much in the struggle for power. You have to look for the word that comes after red so that it is not black. There are almost a hundred victims. A human catastrophe of enormous proportions for a European country. Since the deadly attacks of 11-M, such a dismal day has not been experienced in our country.
We are not going to stop nature from getting angry at our mistreatment, let’s try to minimize its cost in what we have most precious: lives.
In memory.
