This is absolutely unbelievable. A group of teenagers, apparently from Vancouver, were throwing fireworks into the Columbia River Gorge, resulting in a devastating wildfire that is threatening the entire Gorge. The Oregon side alone has more than 100 scenic waterfalls that draw tens of thousands of people every year. This will devastate the entire area for at least a decade, potentially for an entire generation. This is a tragedy beyond words.
On top of that, wildfires have burned over 500,000 acres in Montana; massive wildfires are burning around LA, Texas is recovering from Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma is threatening Florida and the whole East Coast, there are millions affected by flooding in SE Asia…..our world is changing before our eyes in unprecedented ways because of human-caused global warming. But politicians dither and deny it.
http://www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/index.ssf/2017/09/live_updates_eagle_creek_ravag.html