If you haven't already heard, California is definitely on fire. It is now the fourth-largest fire in California history. The cost of fighting it is coming up on 75 million dollars, and 8,000 firefighters are currently actively working to contain it. The fire is threatening Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, and one firefighter has already died, as well as an unconfirmed number of people dead from smoke inhalation and accidents in the traffic caused by evacuations. 900 homes have been razed to the ground, as well as other structures. Gov. Jerry Brown had declared a state of emergency, and we're literally all going to die.
Half of the reason we're all on fire is the droughts, so all the trees are dead and we've basically just turned into one giant tinderbox. A little bit of fire is supposed to be good for forests but this is just ridiculous. On that note, the flood of refugees from the LA area have been welcomed with open arms by those in northern Cali, so at least the fires have helped to foster a sense of community, if little else. From tragedy comes heroism, or something like that. Like that man who saved the bunny. He may not be the hero Gotham needs, but he is the hero Gotham deserves.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |