The West Coast is burning. Many have had their houses burned, their autos are skeletons and thousands are now refugees from the wild fires. The West is too dry and the underbrush has not been thinned. By late August and September the forests are tinder and a spark and winds bring conflagration. The smoke hangs over the states of Oregon, Washington and California. The smell permeates everything and can sting your eyes and make your throat sore even insides. Our dogs do not even want to go out for a walk. I am sure asthma and lung disease will devastate many.
Climate change is real and now we are seeing the results both economically and personally. Wait until the seas rise and all the dams and dikes cannot protect our low lying cities. Florida will be underwater as will the Eastern seaboard and the Gulf coast. You can deny science for so long to support your lifestyle but fires, air quality, water levels and our lungs do not care. They will react as the laws of physics, chemistry and biology dictate. I suggest you vote as if your life depends upon it. Yes, dealing with climate change will be very expensive and disruptive but as Bernie Sanders said, "Expensive as opposed to what?"
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