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Fires around the world
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Columbus, Ohio, area is under weather alert concerning a combination of smoke from Canadian wildfires and humidity creating a poor air quality haze. This from whatreallyhappened plus webmaster's addition:
Map of smoke from Canadian wildfires
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Map of smoke from Canadian wildfires
Webmaster addition: We just got an air quality alert here in Spencer County!
[lives in Santa Claus, IN]Screenshots:
In the Lower 48, fire season has begun.
The Hotshot Wake Up:(Original article link in my bio)#wildfire
This spring, the Associated Press and the LA Times wrote articles claiming that “Wildfire Disaster Fears Plague Alaska.” They convinced their readers that Anchorage would have reoccurring evacuations and that the “new normal” would be Caribou herds fleeing unstoppable wildfires while polar bears deployed fire shelters on icebergs to escape the impending doom…
Claims were made that Alaska would be the new California or Colorado, an unstoppable trend that would continue until we all repented to the wildfire Gods. That seems pretty apocalyptic… until we got the data yesterday.
Alaska has had the slowest start to a wildfire season since detailed records began. The giant State has seen ONLY 129 fires this year, burning a combined 1,314 acres. More acres of beach-worn skin were burned during spring break this year.
So where are the AP and LA Times articles celebrating the slowest fire season in over 30 years…? It’s probably more than that.Now… Canada is a different story. Just across the border from States with record rainfall and snowfall, the Maple Syrup Capital of the World is being savaged by fire.
The B.C Wildfire Service reported that on Vancouver Island alone, they have had 46 fires so far this year. Last year by this date…two.
B.C. Wildfire service has called some of these fires suspicious and has asked the public to report any unusual activity. This is now the third province to make these requests and statements.
The Lower 48 had a very busy day yesterday in terms of wildfire activity. California is now seeing multiple new starts daily. Yesterday, the Juniper Fire near Perris, California, allegedly started near a dope grow. Northern Cali has begun to see their seasonal lightning fires popping up.
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Many folks have been wondering when the season would start in the Southwest. They have seen some small occasionally, but nothing has really taken off. Yesterday the Diamond Fire in Scottsdale ran around 2,600+ acres and caught a lot of people off guard. Now folks are asking if Monsoon Season will ever arrive…
Wildfire season ebbs and flows. When the largest news organization on Planet Earth claims last April that Alaska will burn to the ground and impending doom is on the horizon like the ever-shining midnight sun in the Artic… It becomes clear that they have no idea what they are talking about.
It may be the slowest season in Alaska ever.
Thank you to all the subscribers.(Original article link in my bio)
The Hotshot Wake Up:(Original article link in my bio)#wildfire
This spring, the Associated Press and the LA Times wrote articles claiming that “Wildfire Disaster Fears Plague Alaska.” They convinced their readers that Anchorage would have reoccurring evacuations and that the “new normal” would be Caribou herds fleeing unstoppable wildfires while polar bears deployed fire shelters on icebergs to escape the impending doom…
Claims were made that Alaska would be the new California or Colorado, an unstoppable trend that would continue until we all repented to the wildfire Gods. That seems pretty apocalyptic… until we got the data yesterday.
Alaska has had the slowest start to a wildfire season since detailed records began. The giant State has seen ONLY 129 fires this year, burning a combined 1,314 acres. More acres of beach-worn skin were burned during spring break this year.
So where are the AP and LA Times articles celebrating the slowest fire season in over 30 years…? It’s probably more than that.Now… Canada is a different story. Just across the border from States with record rainfall and snowfall, the Maple Syrup Capital of the World is being savaged by fire.
The B.C Wildfire Service reported that on Vancouver Island alone, they have had 46 fires so far this year. Last year by this date…two.
B.C. Wildfire service has called some of these fires suspicious and has asked the public to report any unusual activity. This is now the third province to make these requests and statements.
The Lower 48 had a very busy day yesterday in terms of wildfire activity. California is now seeing multiple new starts daily. Yesterday, the Juniper Fire near Perris, California, allegedly started near a dope grow. Northern Cali has begun to see their seasonal lightning fires popping up.
Welcome to Happy Camp.
Many folks have been wondering when the season would start in the Southwest. They have seen some small occasionally, but nothing has really taken off. Yesterday the Diamond Fire in Scottsdale ran around 2,600+ acres and caught a lot of people off guard. Now folks are asking if Monsoon Season will ever arrive…
Wildfire season ebbs and flows. When the largest news organization on Planet Earth claims last April that Alaska will burn to the ground and impending doom is on the horizon like the ever-shining midnight sun in the Artic… It becomes clear that they have no idea what they are talking about.
It may be the slowest season in Alaska ever.
Thank you to all the subscribers.(Original article link in my bio)
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LIVE: More than 120 million under air quality alerts across Midwest, Northeast
Air quality alerts were in effect for more than a dozen states on Thursday as wildfire smoke from Canada continued to turn skies hazy in the Midwest and Northeast.
By Allison Finch, AccuWeather digital journalist Jun. 29, 2023, 1:08 PM PDT
Summer camps in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh have decided to close due to the poor air quality. As smoke from the Canadian wildfires continues to create “very unhealthy” air quality levels, the YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh announced on Thursday that it is canceling its three-day camp and closing all of its swimming pools, WTAE reported. The non-profit organization said it originally brought the summer camp program inside on Wednesday. But, as conditions continued to deteriorate on Thursday, the YMCA decided to cancel the camp, noting that young kids are among those most impacted by the poor air quality.
In Ohio, organizers of the Cincinnati Parks summer camps also followed suit and canceled, according to WKRC. “We have never had to cancel camp due to poor air quality, but we feel this is the best way to protect our staff and campers,” organizers wrote in a note to parents on Thursday. WKRC said the camp will resume on Friday if air quality levels improve. Additionally, Moshava Ba’Ir day camp in Cleveland was canceled on Thursday due to the smoke-filled air, according to WOIO.
New York City pools could close if air quality drops to dangerous levels
New York City’s outdoor public pools are set to open for the season on Thursday, but an ongoing lifeguard shortage and now unhealthy air quality levels might limit how long they will stay open. As of last week, the city had only hired 500 lifeguards, which is roughly 900 short of what is needed, according to ABC7. As people head to the pools this weekend, smoke from the wildfires in Canada will create unhealthy conditions, especially for sensitive groups. The New York City Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue told ABC7 that she was not ruling out closing the public pools if the air quality gets to a dangerous level.
Steering winds to continue shifts in air quality into the weekend
Much of the Midwest has been shrouded in a dim haze this week as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted across the country. Fluctuating steering winds have caused the smoke to descend to ground level and rise to higher levels in the past few weeks. Smoke from the wildfires has drifted as far as Western Europe in recent days. Because of the steering winds, it’s likely fluctuations in air quality will continue into the weekend and potentially even through Independence Day in the Midwest and Northeast.
These satellite images from June 6, from top left, June 7, June 25, and June 27, 2023, show the wind movement from wildfire smoke in Quebec, Canada. Heavy smoke from wildfires in Canada has blanketed parts of the Midwest, causing hazardous air for residents, just weeks after drifting smoke did the same thing along parts of the East Coast. (NASA Worldview, (EOSDIS) via AP)
Wildfire smoke creates dangerous air quality in major US cities (again)
More than 120 million residents are under an air quality alert as wildfire smoke spreads across the Midwest and East Coast. This is the third straight day that some cities, such as Chicago, Detroit and Milwaukee, have been under an air quality alert. As of Thursday morning, some of the worst air quality, which is considered “very unhealthy,” was located over Chicago, Detroit, Columbus and Pittsburgh. Localized showers and thunderstorms across the Great Lakes will help improve the air quality, AccuWeather meteorologists say, but smoke is expected to stick around through the holiday weekend in some areas.
Pennsylvanians wake up to smoke-filled skies
Residents across Pennsylvania woke up to hazy skies on Thursday morning. One Pittsburgh resident shared a photo on Twitter of the smoke-filled skies on Thursday morning. The visibility was less than 2 miles in the city due to the amount of smoke in the air, according to the National Weather Service. Air quality in Pittsburgh was at “very unhealthy” levels on Thursday morning, with an AQI of 233. In Port Matilda, which is located just outside of State College in central Pennsylvania, residents were taken aback by the amount of smoke in the sky.
Smoke-filled skies could be seen as the sun rose in Port Matilda, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, June 29, 2023. (AccuWeather)
One photo showed the smoky haze encasing the sun and reducing visibility. Much like Pittsburgh, air quality in Port Matilda was at “very unhealthy” levels, with an AQI of 168. Farther east, smoke-filled skies were reported in Philadelphia. NBC10 Philadelphia shared a photo of what was supposed to be the city, but the smoke made visibility poor. According to the NWS, the visibility in the city was 5 miles. Air quality in Philadelphia was at “unhealthy” levels, with an AQI of 141.
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Plume Labs’ air quality prediction for New York City
Washington, D.C., under Code Red for Thursday
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Tunnel Five Fire burns 546 acres of Columbia Gorge in SW Washington, 0% contained
A fast-moving wildfire burning in Skamania County, Washington has forced Level 3 “GO NOW” evacuations for everyone living within a two-mile radius of the blaze,
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6:01 PM · Jul 4, 2023
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Thousands of firefighters transported to the Great North as the United States has one of the wettest and historically slowest seasons in recent memory.
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Common sense and fire management
Thousands of firefighters transported to the Great North as the United States has one of the wettest and historically slowest seasons in recent memory.
You can find the show in the link in my bio, Spotify, and Apple Podcast.
Thanks to @Hotshot_Movie for the footage. Check out his upcoming film, Hotshot. The best wildfire movie I’ve ever seen.
Common sense and fire management
Southern Europe braces for second heat storm in a week
New system pushing into region from north Africa could lead to temperatures above record 48.8C
More than 4,000 people have been evacuated from properties on the Canary island of La Palma after a forest fire swept through the north-west of the island, as Europe continues to experience extreme temperatures in the Cerberus heatwave.
The regional government on Sunday it had put neighbouring islands including Tenerife and Gran Granaria on official alert for risk of forest fires, with 4,500 hectares of land and a dozen homes already destroyed in Palma.
“The fire advanced very quickly,” said Fernando Clavijo, the president of the Canary Islands regional government. He blamed “the wind, the climate conditions as well as the heatwave that we are living through” for the swift spread of the blaze.
Smoke billows from the town of Los Llanos de Aridane during a forest fire in Punta Gorda, La Palma, on Saturday. Photograph: Luis G Morera/EPA
Southern Europe is facing another week of high temperatures in a second deadly heatwave, called Charon after the Greek mythological boatman who ferries souls to the underworld.
More than 15 Italian cities including Rome, Bologna and Florence have been put on alert, with temperatures expected to rise to 43C in Rome and up to 47C in Sardinia on Tuesday.
In Greece, the Acropolis has been closed temporarily between 11.30am and 5.30pm to protect tourists from dangerous temperatures, risk of dehydration and sunstroke.
The European Space Agency said the highest recorded temperature in European history – 48.8C in Floridia, Sicily, on 11 August 2021 – could be beaten this week.
It said land surface temperature – how hot the ground is to touch – hit more than 50C on eastern slopes of Sicily last week, 45C in Rome and Naples and 46C and 47C in Madrid and Seville.
The extreme temperatures in Europe follow record-breaking global temperatures in June and early July. According to a report from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, June 2023 was just over 0.5C above the 1991-2020 average, with unprecedented sea temperatures and record-low Antarctic sea ice.
Last Monday, the World Meteorological Organization said the planet had had its hottest few days on record in the first few days of July.
Morocco was slated for above-average temperatures this weekend with highs of 47C in some provinces – more typical of August than July – sparking concerns over water shortages, the meteorological service said.
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The below fire is somewhere around 850 ha., with the fire starting from felled hydro lines. The results have heavily impacted the native community around St. Mary's, including the loss of homes. Thankfully, no injuries (at lest as can be read), yet a large evacuation.
From Chief Joe Pierre:
globalnews.ca
In related news, and sadly - and a rare thing in BC among the firefighting community, was in the area of Revelstoke a firefighter was killed when a tree came out of the canopy.
bc.ctvnews.ca
Devyn Gale, R.I.P.
Condolences to the family, friends and colleagues.
From Chief Joe Pierre:
At least 7 homes lost, nearly 100 displaced as wildfire near Cranbrook grows | Globalnews.ca
The local First Nation says at least seven dwellings have been destroyed, while the BC Wildfire Service says the St. Mary's River wildfire has grown to 850 hectares in size.
globalnews.ca
In related news, and sadly - and a rare thing in BC among the firefighting community, was in the area of Revelstoke a firefighter was killed when a tree came out of the canopy.
19-year-old woman died on duty while battling wildfire near Revelstoke, B.C.
British Columbia’s worsening wildfire battle has turned deadly in the Interior.
Devyn Gale, R.I.P.
Condolences to the family, friends and colleagues.
We have a firealmost a week now here in Rhodos, burning everything in its path. This Greek island is a big forest and they failed to control the fire 5 days now. The fire was far away from me and i had no reasons to worry about, but after all these days the fire is still burning the Island and now is 10kh away from me,they evacuated a lot of villages and everyone is just hoping for a miracle. Seems like the government cant do anything about it and they just waiting for the fire to burn everything to stop or head to the sea. Thats the reality here in Greece, if you dont protect your family nobody will. Stay safe everybody!!
Authorities issued evacuation orders Saturday night for 732 properties in and around Osoyoos, BC's southern interior due to an out-of-control fire that crossed the Canada-U.S. border #wildfire
Biden declares Hawaii wildfires a major disaster
President Joe Biden approved a major disaster declaration for Hawaii on Thursday, freeing up federal aid to support the island of Maui’s recovery from wildfires that have brought vast destruction and killed at least 53 people.Federal funds can be used for various initiatives to help impacted communities, including grants for temporary housing and home repairs as well as low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, according to the White House.
Powerful wildfires unexpectedly ignited Tuesday in the historic town of Lahaina on Maui island. The extensive blaze, which has been intensified by powerful winds from Hurricane Dora, has led to mass evacuations and widespread power outages, impacting thousands.
Biden declares Hawaii wildfires a major disaster
The declaration frees up federal aid to support the Hawaii island’s recovery from wildfires that have brought vast destruction and killed at least 36 people.
www.politico.com
Death toll rises to 55 after raging fire in #Lahaina #Maui #Hawaii
Heartbreaking images of people forced to jump into the ocean to escape the flames in #LahainaFires.
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Canada: Toronto firefighters expect to be on scene of massive industrial fire for next few days
Toronto firefighters expect to be on scene of massive industrial fire for next few days
Toronto fire crews anticipate they will be “actively firefighting” for the next 24 to 48 hours after a massive fire erupted at an industrial building.