AI6YR BenApr 23

CNN: Worst spring drought on record grips US, fueling wildfires and water worries

https://lite.cnn.com/2026/04/23/weather/us-drought-worst-in-decades-wildfires-climate

#climateemergency #drought #climate

Worst spring drought on record grips US, fueling wildfires and water worries

Drought in the continental United States has expanded to its record-highest level for spring, and it’s fueling wildfire and water shortage concerns as the summer’s drying heat fast approaches.

CNN
Show threadDarth OslerApr 23

@ai6yr if only there were a reason we could understand that made it such a bad drought and a remedy

If only

Show threadAI6YR BenApr 23
@autolycos It's a mystery! We must have offended some gods! Maybe we should be offering up a blood sacrifice and building some temples! /s
Show threadPaul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Apr 23
@ai6yr @autolycos
I have some idea of who should be sacrificed on the altar of #Mammon - those of wealth and power who have abused their privilege to exploit the earth and ordinary mortals.
Show threadDarth OslerApr 23
@PaulWermer @ai6yr I have a circular saw blade I'll donate to the cause
Show threadDarth OslerApr 23
@PaulWermer @ai6yr just remember to cut in REAL SLOW
Show threadDarth OslerApr 23
@PaulWermer @ai6yr shades of when I was an Army Medic and when it was time to give the first sergeant his flu shot, we'd dull the needle
Show threadAI6YR Ben
@autolycos @PaulWermer 👀
Apr 23 at 10:10pmWeb
Show threadDarth OslerApr 23
@ai6yr @PaulWermer statute of limitations has expired