::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

  MAJOR FIRES OUT WEST The American West is burning. Blazing a path of destruction, numerous families are evacuating to safety and a new beginning, pushed out by the natural disasters that are becoming increasingly more difficult to surmount. California is being scorched by the worst fires on record. Massive fires have also broken out in Washington State and Colorado and fanned out to the usually cooler, wetter Northwest. According to the Associated press "because of its cool, wet climate, the Pacific Northwest rarely experiences such intense fire activity. "In Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said communities have been “substantially destroyed” and warned there could be numerous fatalities. Climate change is the arsonist. Human actions also play a part. Human-caused greenhouse gases are expected to keep warming the region, with most models predicting drier summers, according to the College of the Environment at the University of Washington. The unprecedented infernos combined with ...