Dam It
The engineers develop complex
drainage systems and flood-protection levees.
The engineers erect seawalls and
rock jetties to prevent erosion.
The engineers raise the park eight feet and
connect it to a series of flood-walls and gates.
The engineers raise the streets and
sidewalks and put in pumps.
The engineers improve hurricane defenses
at a cost of $14 billion.
The beavers create wetlands by
damming up a stream.
The beavers build out a complex
network of channels.
The beavers make a little patch of land,
a lush, soggy meadow that resists wildfire.
The beavers sculpt the landscape,
create a reservoir in a place shrunk by drought.
The beavers work for free.
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"To care about a changing climate we don't have to be a tree hugger or an environmentalist (though it certainly helps); as long as we are humans alive today, then who we already are, and what we already care about, gives us all the reasons we need."
Phew!What a comparison!!! I love the choice you made to put the engineers first, then the beavers! I want to read this article!
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