Answer my post 47. It gets to the root of the issue. The costs of taking decades, if not century-plus infrastructure, and adapting it. Be it water lines, sewers, power lines and bridges.
I moved to the West for the same reason our forefathers moved to this continent: Our old sh!t was beyond repair. But stop saying your weather event is unique. It is not. Stop saying I didn't read your links. I did.
Last summer we had a Haboob, which is a crapload of destructive wind, I couldn't see across my suburban street, and it left dunes of dust in the streets. The pharmacies were running out of asthma meds. It took the grace of God with His rains to wash out the mess. And the utility guys reassembling the destroyed 65KV lines. Things are tough all over.