Siberian Inferno and Historical Plagues

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My daughter came down this morning with a wide grin to greet the morning. Nope, it's not sunshiny bright but hazy, yet there are pieces of good news to be grateful for. Something like our 'luck' is about to change. So, when she learned that I was watching the news about the 'Siberian Inferno,' she gave me a quizzical brow and asked why I was checking disasters again. In my defense, it was top of the climate change news. The Siberian Inferno is actually bigger than the fires in Turkey, Greece and America combined. And to think that Siberia is a cold, cold country. She reminded me to check on the worsening situation of the Delta Variant. I answered, 'Of course.' And even proceeded to enumerate the plagues I made a research on. Here's the list: Plague of Athens: 430 - 426 BC; 100,000 Deaths Plague of Antonine: 165 - 180 AD; 5 Million Deaths; Measles and Smallpox Plague of Justinian (Pandemic): 542 - 542 thru 750 AD 100000 Million Deaths EST; Bubonic The Black Death (Pandemic): 1346 - 1352; 100000 Million Deaths EST; Bubonic The Great Plaque of London: 1665 - 1666; 70000 Deaths; Bacterial Infection The Great Plague of Marseille: 1720 - 1722; half of residents of Marseille & 20% of Provence; Bubonic Third Plaque (Pandemic): 1855 - 1959; 12 Million in China & 10 Million in India alone; Bubonic Spanish Flu (Pandemic): 1928 - 1920; 1000 Million Deaths EST; Influenza CoViD-19 (Pandemic): 2-019 - ongoing; 4.32 Million Deaths ongoing, Novel Corona virus & Variants. My daughter made a quick about face and went upstairs. Okay, will check the news on Siberia burning still....