Modern Cities - Toronto

Downtown Toronto Ontario today faces the prospect of devastating flash floods every time it rains.  I worked in the heart of that city for over a decade in years past, and I can assure you that downtown flooding was unheard of.  Today it’s a yawn.

Manholes popping like huge fountains… Subways, transit, underground parking and subterranean walkways flooded…Cars under water on freeways… Thousands trapped in elevators and everywhere else… Power out and transformer stations overwhelmed.

It’s not a yawn folks.  It’s a huge flood-related catastrophe waiting to happen.  A massive structural collapse?  A mega-derailment?  A drowning tsunami?  Or an unstoppable tower fire?

It’s no longer IF – only WHEN.  But another tragedy is already with us:  Modern minds cannot fathom why flood events persist, so no one sets about to fix the problem.  The well-meaning Mayor says “too much rain” and the locals agree.  He is WRONG.

Collective denial is a world-wide malaise – so we wait…