In the late 60's and 70's when one flew in a small plane over the U.S. the visibility was usually no more than five miles due to the particulate matter in the air (smog in some cases), and our weather patterns were very predictable However, as air pollution regulations tightened that particulate blanket slowly disappeared and North America has slowly returned to it's historic weather pattern. Remember that is 1816 there was a total crop failure in the Midwest due to a solid freeze in July. Heavy rainfall will probably lead to draught next year.

Let's see, Montana is a Mountian State which harbors the conservatism, Right Wing Conservative agendas, and firmly against the left wing policies the nation has worked so hard over the decades to bring about fairness, justice, equal purposes, human and workers rights, equality for Women, Gays and interrelations with the world when it comes to the rule of Law.

That said, I say those Mountain and South Eastern states who embrace the GOP had it coming to them! Didn't they know, much less educated themselves, that their republican elected officials don't give a hoot for tax-paying Americans, them included? That once the votes are counted, they go about to fleece the US treasury by filling the wallets of the rich, dysfunctional corporates who return the favor by donating to their coffers for the next elections?

Don't they realize that the GOP, Republicans and right wing Christians coalitions would rather destroy America than see to it rise up to a standard of human decency and international law?