A lot has happened in the world over the past week. Let’s catch up on the major news headlines: Texas wildfires continue Earlier this week, Smokehouse Creek, Texas was hit with a wave of devastating wildfires. The fight against these fires continued on Monday after lasting over a week, […]
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What you missed: Week of Oct. 11 round-up
A lot has happened in the world over the past week. Let’s catch up on the major news headlines: Australian Referendum Failed Yes23 is an Australian campaign to add a referendum to the constitution to recognize the Aboriginal people and set up a government body to inform the prime […]
Trump administration finally assists California through wildfires
Photo courtesy of Michael Held, Unsplash The Trump administration abruptly grants California a Disaster Declaration for the raging wildfires on Oct. 16 after denying the initial request made by Governor Gavin Newsom. In a recent press release, Gov. Newsom stated that he is “grateful for his quick response.” The Federal […]
Trump’s denial of climate change leads to disaster
Photo courtesy of Patrick Perkins, Unsplash With wildfires devastating the West Coast, President Trump, who has for years denied the reality of climate change, was briefed on September 14th, 2020 on the status of fires in California. The President traveled to McClellan Park, California last Monday to meet with Governor […]
California wildfires are worsened by climate change
Photo courtesy of MILKOVÍ, Unsplash In the past month, California has seen record breaking temperatures and experienced six of the 20 worst wildfires in history. Currently, there are 28 major active fires, which have left 24 people dead. One of the causes of these fires was a pyrotechnic malfunction at a gender […]