A continent ablaze - photos

[Duppers]

If you have a subscription to the WaPo, please scroll thru all 46 of these stunning pics:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-photos-australia-sees-worst-wildfires-in-decades/2020/01/02/63417f72-2d64-11ea-9b60-817cc18cf173_gallery.html


Sorry I cannot post any samples from the gallery.

[hlthe2b]

1. I don't normally turn away from anything, but this tragedy has wrecked me. That pit in my stomach

and tears welling up, along with the helplessness I feel about all those who have died or will die--both human and that irreplaceable wildlife is just decimating.

I can donate (and have) to organizations pursuing climate change activism. I can (and have) attended rallies and protests. All of that to date has meant nothing.

I'm angry and beyond sad and beyond depressed. But I still have to move forward. So, I now limit how much of the daily onslaught I let come in. I am not unaware. I am not turning away from the problem. Just fortifying for the long fight.

[lark]

2. OMG, what has man done!

This is beyond devastating. My cousin from Australia can't stop crying. Her 2 sisters there had to evacuate so she paid for their tickets to come here and get some sanity since their home was already gone.

My heart bleeds, especially for the innocent animals who are dying by the billions.