temporarily down. as the average annual rainfall fell in over six hours. entire neighborhoods blanketed in sludge. residents evacuated by bulldozers. the town being washed out in both directions is not a good sign. and in washington state, wildfires forced thousands of people to leave their homes. here is jesse kirsch. with thousands of people under evacuation orders and dozens of homes destroyed, tonight, unpredictable wildfires are testing eastern washington state. as i turn one, 80 from here it s just gone. out side spokane, the great fire devastated multiple communities. we had about half an hour to get out. sandy hastings and her husband fled their vacation home. now they are staying in a red cross shelter. waiting to see what is left of the rubble. devastating. with us now to discuss, doctor michael mann. distinguished professor and
as i turn one 80, from here it s just gone. out side spokane, the great fire devastated multiple communities. we had about half an hour to get out. sandy hastings and her husband fled their vacation home. now they are staying in a red cross shelter. waiting to see what is left of the rubble. devastating. with us now to discuss, doctor michael mann. distinguished professor and director of the pence center for science, sustainability and the media at the university of pennsylvania. author of the new book, our fragile moment. how lessons from earth s past can help us to survive the climate crisis. it is available september 26. it seems like this extreme weather is now just a fact of life. how do we reckon with that? alicia, it s good to be with you. unfortunately, we are seeing climate change and all of its guises in the form of extreme heat, record heat, record wildfires, record floods.
before. further up the mountain, crews are working to free homeowners from the mud. lester? erin mclaughlin in thank you. also tonight, we re watching a depression in the gulf of mexico that s expected to strengthen soon into a tropical storm. it s moving west and is forecast to move inland over south texas tomorrow. up to five inches of rain could lead to flash flooding. tropical storm warnings and watches are in effect along the texas gulf coast. in washington state firefighters are battling a series of large wildfires, forcing the evacuation of thousands and that destroyed hundreds of properties. jesse kirsch has late details. reporter: with thousands of people under evacuation orders and dozens of homes destroyed, tonight unpredictable wildfires are testing eastern washington state. as i turn 180 it s just from here it s gone. reporter: outside spokane the gray fire devastating multiple communities. we had about half an hour maybe to get out. reporter: sandy
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