Major events and we hear more about what's happening in the Middle East than with our neighbor to the north. Officials say 37 new wildfires started last night, some believed to have been set intentionally "We've got 21 fires in the Fort St. John zone, and 16 fires currently in the Dawson Creek zone," said Prince George Fire Centre information officer Amanda Reynolds. "Crews are heading out to those fires this morning." Full story @ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/wildfires-northeast-bc-1.3542747?cmp=rss
I do suspect that a general global warming trend is to some degree playing a role in this. AboveAlpha did an amazing job of explaining how the climate will probably soon be altered. http://www.politicalforum.com/showthread.php?t=394887&page=3&p=1065233621#post1065233621 Thread: Ignorance shown in my 2008 campaign, my apology to Ms. Elizabeth May! .... Green Party Leader Ms. Elizabeth May.... I just got back a brilliant and scary Personal Message..... that I knew I had to add into this discussion: (Emphasis mine)......
Convoy gets out of fire zone... Convoy leads Canada fire evacuees through burning city to safety Fri May 6, 2016 - Alberta Convoys of evacuees stranded by a wildfire raging in and around the Canadian oil town of Fort McMurray made their way on Friday through the heart of the devastation on the only highway out of the region, as officials warned that the blaze could soon double in size.
Something astonishing about this wildfire is how fast it has grown....... I believe it was Wednesday, May 4 it was up to around 75 square kilometers..... by Thursday it was over 800 square kms! This fire cannot be put out by water bombers or the best technology that we have available to us at this time....... Albertans have to wait until this burns out..... or heavy rains stop it! (G-d of Abraham......... Creator of heaven and earth..... we bring up Fort McMurray before you...... and we ask you for your mercy and grace!)
Dennis wrote: G-d of Abraham......... Creator of heaven and earth..... we bring up Fort McMurray before you...... and we ask you for your mercy and grace! Amen!
Fire 'destroys 20%' of Fort McMurray... Canadians drive through burning city seeking safety Saturday 7th May, 2016 - Canadian police led convoys of cars through the burning ghost town of Fort McMurray on Friday in a risky operation to get thousands of people to safety on the other side. See also: Canada wildfire: 20% of Fort McMurray homes destroyed, says MP Sun, 08 May 2016 - The MP from Fort McMurray, a Canadian city devastated by a huge wildfire, tells the BBC about 20% of homes there have been destroyed.
Mebbe the firefighters gettin' a break... Canada Reaches Turning Point in Combating Wildfire May 09, 2016 - Canadian officials say they have reached a turning point in combating the huge wildfire that has destroyed a large area of the province of Alberta in western Canada. See also: Fort McMurray wildfire slows slightly as it nears Saskatchewan May 8, 2016 -- The massive wildfire that has displaced 90,000 people in Alberta Province the past seven days was moving more slowly Sunday as it headed in the direction of Saskatchewan Province. Related: Canada Wildfire Smaller Than Officials Believed May 08, 2016 - Some reportedly expected blaze would have doubled in size by Sunday but fires instead have grown much more slowly
Proof Moi r > g Across an immense, unguarded, ethereal border, Canadians, cool and unsympathetic, regard our America with envious eyes and slowly and surely draw their plans against us.
Fort McMurray saved from worst of wildfire... Alberta PM says Fort McMurray saved from worst of wildfire May 9,`16 -- At least two neighborhoods in this oil sands city were scenes of utter devastation with incinerated homes leveled to the ground from a wildfire that Fort McMurray's fire chief called a "beast ... a fire like I've never seen in my life." See also: James Taylor to donate money to fire-ravaged Fort McMurray May. 9, 2016 - James Taylor is using his music to help people evacuated from a huge wildfire in Canada.
Coping with fiery devastation... Mixture of loss, hope for Canadian town hit by wildfire May 10,`16 -- Charred bicycles lean on a fence in front of incinerated townhomes. Just across the street, a school and playground are untouched. See also: Most of Canada's oil sands production shut down by wildfire May 10,`16 -- The majority of Canada's oil sands industry has stopped production and will only start back up when it is "absolutely safe" but that should happen soon, Alberta's premier said Tuesday after meeting with company officials to discuss the impact of the massive wildfire that destroyed more than 10 percent of the homes and buildings in Canada's main oil sands city.
Granny says, "Dat's right - don't be sendin' old shoes ya fished outta the garbage can... Unusable donations flood Canada's wildfire efforts May 12, 2016 -- An outpouring of donated items is becoming a burden to relief workers dealing with the Canadian wildfire because they are unusable.
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]ImaGeo is always a great source for visualization.[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman, serif]There are also a number of before and after pictures at the site. But, this graphic could be the most disturbing as it shows what might be in store for the rest of the summer.[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman, serif]See and read more @ http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/i...assault-from-rampaging-wildfire/#.Vzh-_b7ghrg[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Canada Burning @ http://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2016/05/09/ben-jackson/canada-burning/ a personal view of the fires[/FONT]
Canada oil workers flee wildfire... Canada wildfire: Oil workers evacuate camps near Fort McMurray Tue, 17 May 2016 - Hundreds of oil sands workers are ordered to evacuate camps near the Canadian town of Fort McMurray as a resurgent wildfire advances towards them. See also: 'Perfect storm' of El Niño and warming boosted Alberta fires El Niño and ongoing climate change have both contributed to the devastating Alberta wildfires according to experts.
Alberta wildfire continues its destruction... Alberta wildfire destroys oil sands work camp as thousands of staff evacuated Tuesday 17 May 2016 - Situation worsens for oil production sites north of Fort McMurray, while explosions in city itself highlight uncertainty over when it will be safe to return See also: Oil Sands Restart Plans Thwarted as Wildfire Threat Returns 17 May `16 - Suncor evacuates sites that were preparing to resume work; Conference Board says fire to cost economy C$985 million
Fort McMurray fire reaches Saskatchewan... Canadian wildfire crosses border into Saskatchewan Thu, 19 May 2016 - The massive Canadian wildfire that displaced thousands of people in Alberta spreads to neighbouring Saskatchewan.
Evacuation orders lifted north of Fort McMurray... Progress made on fighting Fort McMurray wildfire May 21, 2016 -- Firefighters in Alberta said they should be able to make progress containing the Fort McMurray wildfire over the weekend and several camps north of the town have been reopened. See also: Fire evacuation orders lifted north of Fort McMurray Sunday 22nd May, 2016 Alberta officials have lifted mandatory evacuation orders in some areas north of Fort McMurray, where a raging wildfire has forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 people and the closure of oil sands operations.
That's a mighty hot fire... Firefighters protect Canada's oil sands battling 1,100 C flames Tuesday 24th May, 2016 - Fighting massive forest fires is dangerous and taxing enough, but those sent into Canadas oil sands are not only wrestling with one of the worst wildfires in the countrys history. They are doing it surrounded by the volatile, explosive chemicals and compounds critical to pumping oil from some of the worlds largest reserves.
Fort McMurray residents to return home... Fort McMurray fire: First residents to return home Tue, 31 May 2016 - Some residents of the Canadian city of Fort McMurray are to begin returning home after a raging wildfire that displaced 90,000 people.
Residents of Fort McMurray start to trickle back in... Residents start to return to Canadas fire-stricken city Thu, Jun 02, 2016 - Tens of thousands of Fort McMurray, Alberta, residents yesterday were expected to begin trickling back into the Canadian oil city ravaged by wildfires after the blaze was declared no longer a threat.