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Margi Prideaux, PhD's avatar

What a remarkable piece. Wildfire is a difficult thing to communicate. The sheer scale, intensity, and the layers of its damage eclipse most people's understanding. The ‘event’ passes and the climate impact becomes lost in the smoke.

Unless the story of wildfire is delivered by a gifted communicator. That's what you have delivered … wildfire unmasked with a clear and insightful call to action.

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Margaret J Waite's avatar

Margi said it all. Thank you, Geoff, for helping us understand the enormity of the problem.

My sister lives in Utah, and normally has a wonderful view of the mountains. She told me a week ago that she has not been able to see them for quite a while, because of the "haze". (She does not believe in climate change. There are none so blind as those who will not see.... or who watch FOX news.) It is almost impossible to change someone's mind and see the problem, when they are fed daily with misinformation.

I agree with you about the importance of the election. If we don't have people in leadership positions at all levels who dare to speak the truth, things will deteriorate much faster. We need the best-qualified, most knowledgeable people available to make decisions. An administration led by Democrats is the only realistic choice we have to make that a possibility.

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