Texas wildfires: Deadly fires torch 1 million acres, destroy thousands of cattle and keep raging out of control

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/29/us/texas-panhandle-smokehouse-creek-fire-thursday/index.html

The catastrophic infernos ripping across the Texas Panhandle have killed at least one person and threaten to destroy more homes, cattle and livelihoods as the second-largest wildfire in state history engulfs more land every minute.

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Sianna@feddit.de · 48 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Destroying cattle, not killing cattle. Because it's inventory, not animals. Sick

Bipta@kbin.social · 7 pts · 2y

Any time you see a sci-fi story about an alien species who destroys every world they touch, remember that we're that species.

lettruthout@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 2y (1 reply)

But climate change isn't real. No way that could be a factor. /s

SharkAttak@kbin.social · 6 pts · 2y

Of course. Even these fires, they're all Obama's fault. /s

BeerMedic@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Damn. They're gonna need a tanker truck full of BBQ sauce for all those cooked cows.

JoMiran@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 2y

cm0002@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Oh this must be why I've been smelling BBQ lately lmao

TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee · 14 pts · 2y

Can they just secede already so we don't have to pay for this?

Theprogressivist@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y

Maybe it's Karma for being such a shit hole state?

MisterD@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 2y

Drill, baby, drill!!