If there was ever a week that warned of the risks associated with global warming, it may be this one. Wildfires, triggered by prolonged drought and severe heat, rage across the Western States, driving thousands from their homes, spreading smoky air across urban areas and devastating more than three million acres in California alone.
At the same time, Hurricane Sally is expected to bring severe flooding to the Northern Gulf Coast while several other tropical storms churn their way across the Atlantic, almost using up the alphabet by the peak of the hurricane season; with two more months to go, meteorologists will soon begin using the Greek alphabet to name storms.
Though climate change is not the sole reason for these natural phenomena, it certainly appears to be playing a major role. As the air and seas warm, climatologists expect dry landscapes to become more arid and wet areas to become more prone to flooding; of course, coastal regions are already experiencing the effects of rising seas. It is not too late to intervene: vote for Biden/Harris!
