There are two wildfires within smoke-drift of my home. One is contained, the other doubled in size in one day. Hundreds of people have had to evacuate, but so far no homes have been lost, so far as I know.
We have had very hot temperatures, minimal or no rain for weeks, and wind. We get lots of wind. Essentially, we have drought conditions. Also, because we are on an island, we have high humidity. If that all sounds contradictory to you, you are in good company. I don’t get it either. I had a heat pump technician explain it to me like I was five but I still didn’t understand.
Anyway, here is tonight’s sunset. And, if you get a chance, tell your local political representative that climate change is real, and it decimates forests, and it terrifies people, and it sometimes destroys homes. I don’t think they know this.
Also, I don’t know what happens to all the forest animals. Ask your politicians about that, too. Maybe they care about non-human animals.
Snowbird of Paradise 
Yes, this is a concern..
A big concern!
Hi Anne: Wildfires can be very frightening. Even here in southern Ontario we have been having smoke advisories from smoke coming from Manitoba. The skies sometimes look brownish near the horizon. People like me (elderly) have been warned not to spend time outdoors, so mostly I haven’t been. Ironically sometimes air pollution makes for beautiful, if somewhat threatening looking sunsets. The world is in a terrible state on many fronts. I find I can only spend a certain amount of time thinking about it. Sorry. Barb
Ontario has been getting smoke from all the fires in the prairies, and that is a lot. I know what you mean about limiting your exposure to all the bad news. I do that, too. It’s all too much, sometimes.
So sorry to read this. Too many areas are suffering with high temperatures and wild fires. Politicians are taking note but not enough of them, and maybe not everywhere, sadly.
It’s the kind of thing it is easy to consider just natural, especially when there are so many other important things to pay attention to.
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The fires are horrors, I am so sad that we have reached this point in time. I love trees, all trees and the gifts they each bring. It is endless pain to watch them be decimated by fires, all because humans refuse practices that could have prevented climate change. I am not able to imagine what forest animals and possibly herds of farm animals must contend with as fires sweep their habitats. The world must now be aware that political representatives in the United States care solely for themselves and will willingly allow any other representative to be incinerated. As Fascism continues to spread and our Felon president consistently spouts Evil, the USA is becoming darker and darker, smothered by what resembles dark smoke from forest fires. I am unable to find Hope anywhere.
I am starting to avoid the bad news because I can only take so much, but this particular bad news is right on my doorstep so I can’t avoid it. I’m sorry if it brought you down.
The hope is in the millions of people who agree that our politicians must be made more accountable to the people and to the planet. I think the internet, despite its flaws, is helping to bring all those people together.
Wow! Wildfires are so scary! Luckily I have never been near one, but I can only imagine. The pictures and sunset are beautiful, though (Little Positivity in here)
Oh yes. Both scary and lovely at the same time. 🙂
Of course climate change is real, the smart people know that, I know the smoke form the fires in Canada affect the states especially MN, while here in Texas we get the Sarah dust. With that being said a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY Anne!
Thank you, Susan!