all of the country east of Nacogdoches, for approximately 100 miles square, is being swept by the most destructive timber fires ever known in Southeastern Texas.
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A few weeks earlier, the East Coast had been submerged by floods.
Just think, in 1903 if we had climate scientists and environmental maniacs stopping progress at every turn, we would have never had auto travel, air travel, electrification, telecommunications and basically all the conveniences of modern living. Maybe for that, it might be a half degree colder than it is now. Doesn’t sound like a very good trade off.