End Of Days Analysis

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According to the article,"End of Days? Eclipse, Hurricanes, Wildfires, and Now Earthquakes and Tsunami in Mexico", written by Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, the underreported 8.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Mexico just last night, hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and the wildfires eating up forests in the Pacific Northwest might indicate Earth's Doomsday. Meteorologists are also tracking two additional hurricanes, as they too could be a threat to the US and Mexico. Though not many would say these events signify anything, Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky does, and he even refers to the solar eclipse from last month. A week before the eclipse, Rabbi predicted that events such as these would occur. Berkowitz writes,“It is a bad sign for the other nations, bringing …show more content…
In my opinion, Rabbi Kanievsky's prediction was only a lucky guess. First, we are in hurricane season, so it wouldn't be uncommon for hurricanes to form around this time of year. While one can make an argument that the two most recent hurricanes' strengths were uncommon, they must realize that hurricanes of this magnitude aren't rare after all. Take hurricane Sandy for example, which took its toll in New Jersey only 5 years ago. Though it was downgraded to a tropical storm when it made landfall, its impact was still great. It was responsible for at least 147 deaths and $62 billion in damage. Next, the wildfires in the Pacific Northwest were nothing new, but the article's author still connects it to the Rabbi's prediction. The wildfires in California began in January of 2014 and have continued ever since. They have escalated since and have spread to Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and California, but nonetheless they have been going long before the Rabbi's statement. Lastly, the Berkowitz writes about how the Rabbi is concerned with relations between the US and North Korea and how it