DEAR News Of The Area,
Regarding the article on page 7 of NOTA on Friday, 5 September 2025 titled “Support in the aftermath of natural disaster”.
This item mentions a “natural disaster” meaning flooding events.
The reality is that these extreme weather events are no longer “natural events”.
By calling them “natural events”, the general public feel powerless against nature and feel there is nothing they can do to change things.
Rather, extreme weather events ought to be called by their real name, which is “human induced global warming events”.
By calling them “human induced global warming events”, the general public can be awakened to the fact that we are not addressing climate change to the degree we ought to, and to proactively start addressing climate change with the urgency it requires.
In a recent NSW Government Report we read: “Flooding in NSW costs our economy about $250 million every year.
“Long-term climate change is causing.. NSW to warm.
“The average temperature in NSW has been increasing since 1910.
“This is increasing the likelihood of extreme weather events such as heavy rainfall and storm surges near the coast.
“Increased temperatures are likely to increase the risk of thunderstorms across NSW in the warmer months.”
This quote is included to support the claim that extreme weather events ought to be called by their real name, which is “human induced global warming events”.
Kind regards,
Michael DE MOL.
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