The fire next time

The out-of-control forest fires raging across Canada have sent smoke and ash around the East Coast of the United States. At least as far south as North Carolina, the air is thick with things that shouldn't be there and agencies have issued warnings about not going outdoors unless you absolutely have to, and—if you do—don’t do anything strenuous.

I have two thoughts about this:

First. There really is no such thing as localized climate disaster. We’re all connected, we’re all affected by it and we all cause it. There is no moral high ground and there is no safe place. The sooner we realize that, the sooner we can begin actually tackling the problem.

Second. Welcome to growing up in LA in the 60s.