Climate change is not only destroying the planet, but our psyches as wel

Climate change is killing the planet your therapist lives on too!

Check out ‘First dog on the moon” from The Guardian -  “Climate change is not only destroying the planet, but our psyches as well.”

California wildfires: At least nine killed; celebrities forced to flee as fires burn across state

Wildfires have been burning out of control across California, killing at least nine people in a mountain town and forcing residents to flee the upscale beach community of Malibu in the face of a monster firestorm.

Witnesses said there was nothing left of the township
 of Paradise, about 290 kilometres north-east of San Francisco.

All nine victims were found in and around the northern California town of Paradise, where more than 6,700 homes and businesses were burned down by the Camp Fire, making it one of the most destructive in state history, according to California Department of Forestry and Fire protection data.

"This event was the worst-case scenario," Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said on Friday evening (local time).

Read the ABC News story - “California wildfires: At least nine killed; celebrities forced to flee as fires burn across state.”

California wildfires: Ten dead, tens of thousands flee as fires rip through Napa, Orange County

Wildfires fanned by strong winds have ripped through Californian wine country, killing at least 10 people, forcing some 20,000 residents to flee and destroying 1,500 homes and businesses.

Wildfires whipped by powerful winds have
 swept through Northern California.

Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency for northern California's wine-making Napa, Sonoma, and Yuba counties as the blazes raged unchecked and engulfed the region in thick, billowing smoke that drifted into San Francisco and Oakland.

A state of emergency was also declared in Butte, Lake, Mendocino, Nevada and Orange counties.

At least seven people died in the winemaking region of Sonoma, while two died in neighbouring Napa and another was killed in a blaze further north.

At least 100 others were injured, with the majority of those treated for smoke inhalation.

Read the ABC News story - “California wildfires: Ten dead, tens of thousands flee as fires rip through Napa, Orange County.”

Hurricane Nate: US states on alert after storm leaves trail of destruction in Central America

Tropical Storm Nate has strengthened into a category one hurricane and is speeding towards the United States after killing at least 21 people in Central America.

Landslides have caused damage to towns and
roads, like this highway in Casa Mata, Costa Rica.

Forecasters said it was likely to strengthen over the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall near New Orleans.

Louisiana and Mississippi officials declared states of emergency and evacuations ahead of the hurricane's expected landfall on Saturday night local time.

Evacuations began at some offshore oil platforms in the Gulf.

Read the ABC News story - “Hurricane Nate: US states on alert after storm leaves trail of destruction in Central America.”