Same I need to hit the road for work at 6:30ish, so it is the only time I can really get it in I hate that time though... 5:30 would be so much more palatable
A drive to the summit of Wachusett. The Quabbin (short walk to old Dana common). Hardwick Winery. Doane’s Falls in Royalston. Plain View Farm Alpacas if you like that kind of stuff here in Hubbardston. What type of things do you like to do?
Part of it is the images. Everyone has a high quality camera in their pocket plus webcams etc. when a major US city looks like Mars it goes bonkers level.
And you are right about the CC part being overblown but it might be a tiny piece.
I hadn't heard of those, so I googled and found this: Scary stuff at the start of WW 2
https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/four-days-may-1942-rhode-island-forest-fires/