People in a large part of California and Oregon are suffering from
mild
cases of smoke inhalation. For old people, it can be fatal. For
children and pregnant women, it can cause lasting damage.
The writer recognizes that this was caused by fossil fuel combustion
and that his children will be paying the price for the rest of their
lives. That will be true, one way or another, for everyone that is a
child today. Not everywhere is getting arid — some are getting
permanently drenched — but no place is safe from the violence
that climate mayhem will cause.
Please do your bit to reduce the problem: have no more children.