Extreme weather cost the U.S. an estimated $165 billion in 2022, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.Back in January, California went from almost completely drying up to being underwater. Most of the rain from that series of storms ended up in the Pacific Ocean. Outflows from the L.A. River alone measured about 28,500 cubic feet per second at one point, according to a news story at the time.Think of all that water just rushing out to sea, carrying a myriad of contaminants with it, exacerbating one problem while ignoring another. There is certainly a better way.“I’ll
