Belgian wildfire approaches Germany as Greece probes deadly blaze
A forest ranger from the region told The Associated Press that the blaze could continue for months underground because of the peaty soil. “What we see here is that the grassland has burned and the fire has gone into the soil to a certain depth, into the peat, and it is still burning,” said Yves Pieper. “It can go down very, very low in the peat layer.”
Spain, France, Germany, Greece, Belgium... basically the whole continent is burning up. For the Deniers who say "we've always had forest fires", I can categorically state that in the 7 decades I have been around, there has never been a summer where the entire European continent had wildfires burning.
Similarly, since the Hoover Dam was built during thee Great Depression, Lake Mead never went so low it was within 150 feet of Dead Pool level. If it doesn't drop below this season, next year it's basically guaranteed. What isn't mentioned is that besides Hoover, there are many other smaller dams and hydro plants that are in similar state. Some of the lost power may be replaced by increased thermal generation, but that just means still more CO2 being pumped into the atmosphere. The water for agriculture also can't be replaced.
It's not Collapse though, right? 🙄 Maybe by 2032.
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