Hello Readers,
In case you haven't heard, Texas is on fire! According to an article on Think Progress, the amount of the state that has been burned so far this year is the size of Connecticut (3.6 million acres). Most recently, the Bastrop fire (map) "has burned approximately 600 homes and 30,000 acres, according to the Texas Forest Service. The fire has set a record for the highest number of homes lost in a single fire in Texas history."
Of course, this is not just a standalone occurrence. It is the result of a multi-month heatwave and drought (a historic heatwave by any standard), and thanks to continuing climate change droughts and heatwaves are only going to be more and more likely over the remainder of the century.
For more details, I encourage you to read the Think Progress article: Hell and High Water Stoke Texas Blaze: “No One on the Face of This Earth has Ever Fought Fires in These Extreme Conditions”.
Stay Safe,
Sean
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