There’s nothing more powerful than the wrath of Mother Nature. Our planet has certainly seen its share of natural disasters recently. Every few weeks we hear about a dangerous event – from wildfires and earthquakes to floods or mudslides.

The California wildfires have been burning since July 13, 2018. A combination of high temperatures and a lack of rain led to 17 fires raging across the state. There have been at least 8 reported deaths so far, including firefighters. Experts estimate fires destroyed 300,000 total acres across the Golden State.

In Washington State, there are 10 active fires. This created lingering smoke and haze from Seattle to Tacoma. The air pollution in Seattle was rated the worst in the world last week.  Oregon has even more wildfires --The National Interagency Fire Center reported there are 16 fires burning in the state, covering about 151,603 acres.

There have also been a significant number of earthquakes this year. Just today, in fact, a powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean near the islands of Fiji and Tonga .

And there's more tragedy in the form of massive flooding. A monsoon flood in India left 800,00people displaced. Dramatic pictures show people wading through water up to their chests and thousands of rescuers were working to reach stranded people in the southern Indian state of Kerala.

Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi, an Illinois Democrat, said “I’m horrified to see the loss of life and broader destruction caused by the continuing floods in Kerala. With more than a quarter of a million people displaced and hundreds dead, the human cost of this continuing tragedy is nearly unimaginable."

More than 1,000 people have died in seven Indian states since India’s monsoon season began. One estimate for the physical damages caused by the storm is a staggering nearly $2.8 billion.

Now, I consider myself to be spiritual. What came to my mind is could we be in the throes of what the French physician and prophet Nostradamus predicted -– the end of the world for 3797 by floods and fire caused by comet storms?

Scientists state that global warning and human behavior are impacting our adversely impacting our environment. This is a very complex area area of study but experts assert there is a correlation. Whatever you believe, if the planet ceases to exist (according to Nostradamus in 3797), we mortals living today have some time left -- though none of us can predict what lurks right around the corner.