Nevertheless that humans have traveled to and walked on the moon a weather event like yesterday has crippled man's movements here on Earth bringing traffic to a halt. We're vulnerable to, especially, winter problems because Americans are so wedded to vehicles in our need to get somewhere, anywhere, just so it's away from home. Storms from snow or rain and tides from the moon's attraction are the cripplers for human movement here on Earth. Events like costal flooding are predicted to only get more severe as the Earth warms and storms likewise will get more intense.