(OPINION) Michael Snyder – We were warned to “brace ourselves” as we entered the month of September, and this month has definitely turned out to be a critical turning point. As I write this article, some of the biggest wildfires in history continue to rage on the west coast, political activists are preparing for weeks of chaos in Washington D.C. as they attempt to derail Republican attempts to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s vacant seat on the Supreme Court, and protesters all over the country are pouring into the streets filled with fury because of the decision that was just announced in the Breonna Taylor case.
This entire year has been a nightmare, and it certainly appears that events are only going to escalate even more during the months ahead. Let’s start by talking about the unprecedented wildfires on the west coast. Right now, vast stretches of California, Oregon, and Washington look like something out of a post-apocalyptic horror novel. Entire communities have been completely wiped off the map and millions of acres have been burned.
Yes, there are wildfires every year, but we have never seen anything like this. In fact, over the past two months, we have seen five of the six biggest wildfires in the recorded history of the state of California… The staggering statistics keep piling up for California’s wildfire season: August and September account for five of the six biggest fires in nearly 90 years of recorded history for the state.
The destructive Creek Fire that continues to burn in Fresno County grew about 3,000 acres between Monday and Tuesday for a new total of 283,724 acres, leapfrogging the 2017 Thomas Fire for the No. 6 spot, according to Cal Fire records. It is 30% contained. It had been hoped that cooler weather would mean that the worst was behind us, but instead authorities are warning that another “heat dome” will soon cover much of the west coast until early October…
Thousands of firefighters struggling to contain dozens of blazes from California to Washington need a break in the weather to help them get the upper hand. But while temperatures have returned to near average after a blistering heatwave in mid-August and another record-shattering heat episode this month, the weather is poised to tip decidedly in the fires’ favor.
A large area of high pressure, or a heat dome, is projected to build across the West at the same time as a large dip, or trough, in the jet stream that delivers cold air to the Midwest and East beginning this weekend and continuing into early October. So what this means is that the worst wildfire season in California history could soon get even worse.
Meanwhile, a fire of a different sort has erupted on the east coast. The sudden passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg has set the stage for a battle for the ages in Washington. No member of the Supreme Court has ever been more popular with the left than Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and liberal activists are absolutely mortified that President Trump has an opportunity to fill her seat. FULL REPORT
