Two National Problems, and a Solution No One Wants

Matthew B. Johnson
South of Certainty
Published in
7 min readAug 17, 2022

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People navigating knee-high water in a flooded city street
Image by J Lloa from Pixabay

Water is a curious thing. Without it, life isn’t possible. Yet, too little or too much can destroy and kill, either in a dramatically fast and violent fashion, or through slow, miserable wasting away.

And we are at Nature’s mercy to maintain a healthy balance.

In recent years, however, Nature has not been merciful.

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Matthew B. Johnson
South of Certainty

I’m a Sacramento-based writer, English professor, track coach, C-5 incomplete quadriplegic, diehard 49ers fan, comic book geek, and lover of all things coffee.