San Francisco reached 94 degrees last week as Hurricane Helene pummeled the Southeast.
Earth's alarms keep sounding. Another hurricane, Milton, reminding us of John Milton's "Paradise Lost," rushes toward Florida. The Amazon's drying up, an ominous sign for the world.
Yet, climate change recedes as a presidential campaign issue. Both parties support continued drilling for oil, when the world's survival depends upon petroleum remaining deep beneath the ground.
Autumn's arrival in years past brought crisp temperatures. Now October comes with 100-degree readings in Phoenix, Las Vegas and Palm Springs. Wildfires are a common hazard of California life. Even cold cities like Chicago and Minneapolis suffer from extended heat waves.
Fall's exciting cool days seem fewer and fewer.
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