As I have watched news coverage of the aftermath of the hurricane-induced floods in Appalachia, I've tried to pay attention to proximity of damaged spots to a river. While the view is always limited, it sure seems like a lot of the destruction occurred in the flood plain, which is the flat ground next to rivers. I'll say more about this in a video, but I mention it because people can go a very long time--even generations--without seeming to notice that they are in a dangerous place when it should be very obvious to them. When disaster inevitably strikes, they all respond the same way: "How could we have known?" In at least one case, there was literally a sign that marked the location of a terrible historic flood.
In other news, I saw an article today advising those who live in the EU to stockpile "three days' worth of goods in order to be ready for various potential disasters, including a nuclear conflict."
Those who said such things years ago were ridiculed, but now we are hearing this from the Finnish President and the European Commission President. The latter warned specifically about how easily the grid can be brought down: “One click can switch off power grids and plunge whole cities into the dark.”
For many reasons, I hope you all realize that we all live on the flat part next to the river. Babylon will fall, both gradually and all at once, and when it does, don't say "how could we have known."