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Post by Flying High on May 14, 2024 21:58:41 GMT -5
Dangerous wildfires have scorched tens of thousands of acres and are closing in on multiple Canadian towns, forcing thousands of evacuations and degrading air quality. The country’s wildfire season is off to a troubling pace as new fires ignite each day and dormant so-called “zombie” fires reanimate. The 2024 fire season isn’t yet on par with last year’s record-shattering season but with wildfire behavior worsening in a warming world it’s no wonder Canadian fire officials are warning of an “explosive” season that may rival last year. Extremely dry and windy conditions have caused multiple fires to grow thousands of acres since the weekend. Despite wet weather on the horizon, firefighting will remain a challenge in several provinces through midweek due to gusty winds. Gusty winds caused the Parker Lake Fire in northeastern British Columbia to surge in size from 13,000 acres Monday to nearly 21,000 acres Tuesday. The blaze was just over a mile west of the town of Fort Nelson early Tuesday morning. Large wildfires have also prompted evacuation orders in Manitoba province and alerts in Alberta province. Evacuation alerts mean people should be ready to evacuate in case an evacuation order is issued. Manitoba is home to one of the largest active wildfires in the country, which had charred more than 86,000 acres as of Monday. More than 500 residents in the community of Cranberry Portage – less than a mile away from the fire – were evacuated as of Monday, according to Manitoba officials. www.cnn.com/2024/05/14/weather/canada-wildfire-smoke-air-quality-climate/index.html
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Post by Flying High on May 14, 2024 22:03:38 GMT -5
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Post by apple on May 14, 2024 22:31:47 GMT -5
Another scary summer on the horizon.😔
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Post by mrright on May 14, 2024 23:31:42 GMT -5
americas hat will be on fire eh?
at least the global warmer nuts will have another made up story for their global warming hoaxers
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Post by Springschick on May 15, 2024 7:37:32 GMT -5
americas hat will be on fire eh? at least the global warmer nuts will have another made up story for their global warming hoaxers Your empathy is overwhelming.
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Post by mrright on May 15, 2024 8:04:34 GMT -5
americas hat will be on fire eh? at least the global warmer nuts will have another made up story for their global warming hoaxers Your empathy is overwhelming. i have no pity for liars and idiots.
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Post by Springschick on May 15, 2024 9:56:41 GMT -5
Your empathy is overwhelming. i have no pity for liars and idiots. And you know that every person affected by these fires falls into one of those categories?
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Post by sauerkraut on May 15, 2024 10:03:56 GMT -5
Why not cut down the trees and let loggers into the forests? If there is no fuel you can't have wild fires. The fires are burning because of the 'hands off' policy by environmentalists. The fires also pollute the air. In Europe they call clearing the forest "raking the forest". Yellowstone had a massive wild fire in 1988 since that time they cleared the forest of over growth and too many trees and they had no wild fire since.
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Post by Justbec on May 15, 2024 10:55:49 GMT -5
It's so sad to see all the damage and destruction.
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Post by deyana on May 15, 2024 12:26:17 GMT -5
It's not looking good at this point. Fear, anxiety as thousands flee their homes in Fort McMurray due to threat of wildfireFort McMurray is the Oil Sands of Canada of course. Thousands of Fort McMurray residents headed south to safety as a large out-of-control wildfire drew closer to their community, but many are worried they won't have a home to return to. An evacuation order was issued Tuesday afternoon for the neighbourhoods of Beacon Hill, Abasand, Prairie Creek and Grayling Terrace, as the wildfire southwest of the community continues to grow. Other areas in Fort McMurray remain on evacuation alert and residents need to be ready to leave on short notice. For some Fort McMurray residents, having to leave home due to the threat of wildfire is a familiar and bitter experience. "Nothing can prepare you," Aleks Mortlock said as he recalled having his home destroyed in the 2016 fire. link
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Post by apple on May 15, 2024 13:38:55 GMT -5
It's not looking good at this point. Fear, anxiety as thousands flee their homes in Fort McMurray due to threat of wildfireFort McMurray is the Oil Sands of Canada of course. Thousands of Fort McMurray residents headed south to safety as a large out-of-control wildfire drew closer to their community, but many are worried they won't have a home to return to. An evacuation order was issued Tuesday afternoon for the neighbourhoods of Beacon Hill, Abasand, Prairie Creek and Grayling Terrace, as the wildfire southwest of the community continues to grow. Other areas in Fort McMurray remain on evacuation alert and residents need to be ready to leave on short notice. For some Fort McMurray residents, having to leave home due to the threat of wildfire is a familiar and bitter experience. "Nothing can prepare you," Aleks Mortlock said as he recalled having his home destroyed in the 2016 fire. linkJeeze, my heart goes out to these people. And its just the beginning, summer hasn't started.
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Post by mrright on May 15, 2024 13:47:55 GMT -5
i have no pity for liars and idiots. And you know that every person affected by these fires falls into one of those categories? those assisting the fires sure do.
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Post by Springschick on May 15, 2024 16:09:40 GMT -5
And you know that every person affected by these fires falls into one of those categories? those assisting the fires sure do. The weather conditions? Or do you mean arsonists? Arsonists I can agree with.
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Post by mrright on May 15, 2024 16:11:42 GMT -5
those assisting the fires sure do. The weather conditions? Or do you mean arsonists? Arsonists I can agree with. and not maintaining wooded areas.
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Post by Springschick on May 15, 2024 16:13:26 GMT -5
The weather conditions? Or do you mean arsonists? Arsonists I can agree with. and not maintaining wooded areas. Who should pay for that? Taxpayers?
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Post by apple on May 15, 2024 16:16:33 GMT -5
The weather conditions? Or do you mean arsonists? Arsonists I can agree with. and not maintaining wooded areas. By "wooded areas" you mean the forest? 367 million hectares 9% of the world's forest and 25% of the world's boreal forest? Them woods? lol
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Post by mrright on May 15, 2024 16:20:11 GMT -5
and not maintaining wooded areas. Who should pay for that? Taxpayers? they already pay for it. cept now they dont do it.
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Post by mrright on May 15, 2024 16:21:27 GMT -5
and not maintaining wooded areas. By "wooded areas" you mean the forest? 367 million hectares 9% of the world's forest and 25% of the world's boreal forest? Them woods? lol yup,,the woods. cut the firebreaks back it etc. not all the woods are around homes.
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Post by apple on May 15, 2024 16:27:50 GMT -5
By "wooded areas" you mean the forest? 367 million hectares 9% of the world's forest and 25% of the world's boreal forest? Them woods? lol yup,,the woods. cut the firebreaks back it etc. not all the woods are around homes. Ya, many towns do have fire breaks but to what end. When the wind picks up the ambers have crossed lakes.
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Post by mrright on May 15, 2024 16:30:42 GMT -5
yup,,the woods. cut the firebreaks back it etc. not all the woods are around homes. Ya, many towns do have fire breaks but to what end. When the wind picks up the ambers have crossed lakes. gee..and thats never happened before ...lol you do what you can.
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