As Much of the East Coast Is Choking on Wildfire Smoke, Texas Is Drowning in Life-Threatening Floods

Photo: Minnesota National Guard – A U.S. Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 34th Combat Aviation Brigade transports water in a Bambi Bucket over wildfires in Northern Minnesota, July 15, 2026. […] Photo credit: U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Tylin Rust via Flickr. CC BY 4.0 (no modifications). Article by Joe Wilkins. Futurism – July 18, 2026.

Fresh off a month that saw all but five states mired in severe drought, the US is reeling from multiple crises of national proportions. First, there’s the record-breaking heat dome which is currently baking most of the continental US. According to the Guardian, over 100 million Americans are currently living under extreme heat warnings, forecasted to persist well into the weekend. At the same time, the country is being smoked out by dozens of wildfires across North America, […]

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Photo: Minnesota National Guard – A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew assigned to the 34th Combat Aviation Brigade, lifts a Bambi Bucket from a lake in Northern Minnesota, July 15, 2026. […] Photo credit: U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Tylin Rust via Flickr. CC BY 4.0 (no modifications).

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