The Midwest is bracing for another flood. People on the border of Minnesota and North Dakota are preparing as two rivers crest at the same time. One is expected to reach nine foot above flood level.

This isn't the end of the world, just the day in the life of those who choose to live on a flood plane.

Besides, we are still coming out of the last Ice Age, and as Simon pointed out. Our presence is shifting the balance. Nature is seeking that balance always. That isn't necessarily a bad thing, so long as we stay on the correct side of the scale.

Goodreams, your handle makes me laugh. Sorry, it keeps freaking me out. I'm hoping you were going for Good Dreams, but I keep reading it Goo Dreams or Good Reams. Either way is not a pretty picture.