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The death toll is up to 111 in the devastating Maui wildfires, but rescue crews have only searched 38% of the burned area. Thousands of people are still missing, however, and some of the missing people may have died in the ocean after jumping into the waves to escape the fires consuming the island. President Joe Biden and the First Lady, Jill Biden, are arriving in Hawaii on Monday to survey the damage and talk with first responders and police while meeting victims of the fires.
On another fiery note, the wildfire smoke from the Canada wildfires is picking up again, with numerous more fires burning and multiple intense ones approaching the Northwest Territories' capital of Yellowknife as skies turn an ominous red across the city. The entire city is being evacuated, and residents have no idea when they will be able to return home or what kind of devastation they will return to. British Columbia and Northwest Territories are experiencing the worst fires in all of Canada (with 236 fires burning in Northwest Territories alone), and the smoke is now being carried by strong winds back into the US. However, the areas most at risk of wildfire are in southwest Canada, in southern British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. The smoke is now affecting Minnesota and Wisconsin, with the air quality expected to be some of the worst in the world in the coming days.
Quote of the Day: For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.
(Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Volatile (adj)- Volatile has several closely related meanings, including “subject to rapid or unexpected change,” “having or showing extreme or sudden changes of emotion,” and “likely to become dangerous or out of control.”
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