June 2012 - The Most Destructive Fires in Colorado History

These fires were predicted to occur in the Southwest by almost all climatologists as a result of climate warming. The warming caused the severe droughts, which allowed the bark beetles to increase their range, which killed trees and created more fuel for wildfires. And yet no one in the popular media nor any politician - even President Obama - made this obvious logical connection.

And Andrew Freeman in the Climate Central blog pointed out that a major heat wave is hanging over the Southwest and is moving east. He said that "Denver endured a record fifth straight day of 100-degree temperatures on Tuesday, and the high temperature of 105°F tied the city’s all-time record high, a milestone that reached just a day earlier. Colorado Springs also hit an all-time mark on Tuesday, with a high of 101°F."

This is the most serious issue that the human race has ever faced and not a single politician in our country nor in any other country is planning to do anything about it. As Bill McKibben wrote recently, "Today is one of those days when you understand what the early parts of the global warming era are going to look like."

 God help us, the people in power will not! Their children and grandchildren will say "What were they thinking. Why did they ever let this happen?"