Overload

Fire raged through heavy wooded terrain, Blizzard hit the panhandle hard, Bad windstorm slammed the western plains, Mudslides hid hundreds of backyards. Brutal sandstorm swept through arid plains, Fierce hurricane aimed at the Keys, Havoc descended on tornado lane, Earth’s warming threatened baby seals. Crops were at risk in fertile farm fields, Crowds assembled for protest walks, Northwest reached one hundred ten degrees, Earthquakes possible near the fault. Hospitals were overfull with the sick, Medical teams were at wits end, Some thought the nation’s flame left the wick, Would never find its fire again. People had the lowdown newscast blues, Some feared apocalyptic end, The anchors said it was breaking news, And we looked for someone to blame.