The Summer 2020 Western United States wildfires are a series of major wildfire events currently active throughout the Western United States, especially in the states of California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, Utah, and Montana. In August, severe thunderstorms triggered numerous wildfires across California, Oregon, and Washington. In September, more fires were ignited across the U.S. West Coast. Fanned by strong, gusty winds, many of the fires rapidly exploded to unprecedented and record-breaking sizes. The fires collectively killed 10 people, and burned more than 3.5 million acres of land.

Mad Max: Fury Road is a 2015 Australian post-apocalyptic action film co-written, co-produced, and directed by George Miller. Miller collaborated with Brendan McCarthy and Nico Lathouris on the screenplay. The fourth installment and a "revisiting" of the Mad Max films, it was produced by Kennedy Miller Mitchell and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film is set in a post-apocalyptic desert wasteland where petrol and water are scarce commodities. It follows Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy), who joins forces with Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) to flee from cult leader Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne) and his army in an armoured tanker truck, leading to a lengthy road battle. The film also features Nicholas Hoult, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Riley Keough, Zoë Kravitz, Abbey Lee and Courtney Eaton. Fury Road was in development hell for many years, with pre-production starting as early as 1997. Attempts to shoot the film in 2001 and 2003 were delayed due to the September 11 attacks and the Iraq War. In 2007, after focusing on the animated comedy Happy Feet, Miller decided to pursue it again. He briefly considered producing Fury Road as a computer-animated film but abandoned it in favour of live-action. In 2009, Miller announced that filming would begin in early 2011. Hardy was cast as Max in June 2010, with production planned to begin that November. Principal photography was delayed several more times before beginning in July 2012. The film wrapped in December 2012, although additional footage was shot in November 2013. The world premiere was on 7 May 2015 at the TCL Chinese Theatre. It began a worldwide theatrical release on 14 May 2015, including an out-of-competition screening at the 68th Cannes Film Festival, in 2D, 3D, IMAX 3D and 4DX. Although it is the highest-grossing Mad Max film, Fury Road was a box office disappointment, grossing just $375 million worldwide against its $150–185 million budget, incurring overall losses of up to $40 million. Despite this, the film saw universal acclaim, and was praised for its screenplay, Miller's direction, action sequences, score, cinematography, editing, costume design, visuals, and the performances of the cast (particularly Hardy and Theron). Considered one of the greatest action films of all time and one of the best of the 2010s, Fury Road won multiple directing and technical achievements, and received ten Academy Award nominations at the 88th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and won the most awards of the ceremony with six awards for Costume Design, Production Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, Film Editing, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing. Efforts to produce sequels have been delayed as a result of an ongoing pay dispute between Warner Bros. and Miller.

The Northeastern Ohio Synod is one of the 65 synods in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), located in Region 6, and is currently under the leadership of Bishop Abraham Allende (with Rev. Dr. Laura H. Barbins elected in 2020), after former Bishop Elizabeth Eaton was elected Presiding Bishop of the ELCA in August 2013. Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton is the first woman to hold the highest U.S. ecclesial office. In May 2014, the synod called The Rev. Abraham Allende to serve as synodical bishop. Bishop-elect Allende is the first ELCA bishop elected to be ordained through the TEEM process. The synod's offices are at 1890 Bailey Rd., Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221. The Northeastern Ohio Synod (NEOS) contains 173 congregations, comprising approximately 65,000 baptized members. The following 7 conferences are subdivisions in the NEOS:
* Richland-AshlandRichland and Ashland counties
* Akron-WoosterWayne, Portage, and Summit (except for Twinsburg) counties; Municipalities of Sharon Center, Seville and Wadsworth
* Cleveland WestLorain, Cuyahoga (west of the Cuyahoga River), and Medina (part not in the Akron-Wooster Conference) counties
* Cleveland EastAshtabula, Geauga, Lake, and Cuyahoga (east of the Cuyahoga River) counties; and the municipality of Twinsburg
* EasternTrumbull, Mahoning (except for Sebring), and Columbiana (except for North Georgetown) counties
* Canton-MassillonStark (except for Beach City, Magnolia and Waynesburg) county; the municipalities of Sebring, Minerva and North Georgetown
* SouthernJefferson, Harrison, Holmes, Tuscarawas, and Carroll (except for Minerva) counties; the municipalities of Beach City, Magnolia, Waynesburg and New Bedford

September 2020 Western United States wildfires

The Northeastern Ohio Synod is one of the 65 synods in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), located in Region 6, and is currently under the leadership of Bishop Abraham Allende (with Rev. Dr. Laura H. Barbins elected in 2020), after former Bishop Elizabeth Eaton was elected Presiding Bishop of the ELCA in August 2013. Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton is the first woman to hold the highest U.S. ecclesial office. In May 2014, the synod called The Rev. Abraham Allende to serve as synodical bishop. Bishop-elect Allende is the first ELCA bishop elected to be ordained through the TEEM process. The synod's offices are at 1890 Bailey Rd., Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221.