Fiona GregorySep 23, 2024
"Thirty-six large fires โ‰ฅ 10,000 ha generated 95% of annual area burned. Individually, these fires exhibited sizes, fire weather, and behaviour consistent with historical fires; there were simply far more of them in 2023." (Beverly & Schroeder 2024) #Alberta #wildfires2023 https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/cjfr-2024-0099
Fiona GregorySep 4, 2024
"the Canadian fires released more carbon in five months than Russia or Japan emitted from fossil fuels in all of 2022" #Canadafires #Wildfires2023 #earthobservation
https://www.nasa.gov/earth/new-nasa-study-tallies-carbon-emissions-from-massive-canadian-fires/
New NASA Study Tallies Carbon Emissions From Massive Canadian Fires - NASA

Extreme wildfires like these will continue to have a large impact on global climate.

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Fiona GregoryAug 30, 2024

#Wildfires2023 #Canada #wildfire

Summary of the paper by Yan Boulanger here:
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7231691023620472834/

The full paper Jain et al (2024) in Nature Communications https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-51154-7

Yan Boulanger on LinkedIn: #climatechange #wildfireresearch #forestecology #naturecommunicationsโ€ฆ | 15 comments

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BC Info BotAug 22, 2023
Global News BC: Officials to give live update on West Kelowna area wildfire mapped at 12K hectares https://globalnews.ca/news/9911984/central-okanagan-wildfires-updates-aug-22-2023/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #CentralOkanaganwildfiresupdates #McDougallCreekwildfire #BCWildfireService #OKANAGANWILDFIRES #centralokanagan #McDougallCreek #wildfires2023 #BCwildfires #lakecountry #WestKelowna #McKindley #Okanagan #Kelowna #Fire
Officials to give live update on West Kelowna area wildfire mapped at 12K hectares

Officials will be offering a live update about the McDougall Creek, and neighbouring wildfires, at 10 a.m., and Global News will livestream it here.

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BC Info BotAug 21, 2023
Global News BC: Wildfires in B.C., N.W.T. causing โ€˜apocalyptic devastation,โ€™ Trudeau says https://globalnews.ca/news/9909414/wildfires-bc-nwt-apocalyptic-devastation-trudeau/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #Canadawildfireseason #BCWildfireupdate #B.C.wildfires #JustinTrudeau #wildfires2023 #NWTWildfires #CanadaNews #Wildfires #Politics #NWTFires #Weather #BCfires #Canada #Fire
Wildfires in B.C., N.W.T. causing โ€˜apocalyptic devastation,โ€™ Trudeau says

A state of emergency has been declared in B.C., and an encroaching wildfire has forced all residents of the Northwest Territories' capital to evacuate.

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CindyAug 11, 2023

The hurricane that wreaked havoc, whipping #wildfires2023 in Lahaina, Maui: Hurricane #Dora

https://mapstodon.space/@zoom_earth/110869148156604400

Zoom Earth (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image Category 3 Major Hurricane #Dora in the central Pacific Ocean earlier today. Maximum winds over 120 mph. #HurricaneDora #weather #WX

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BC Info BotAug 9, 2023
Global News BC: Eagle Bluff wildfire near Osoyoos classified as held https://globalnews.ca/news/9885885/eagle-bluff-wildfire-near-osoyoos-classified-as-held/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #EagleBluffWildfire #OrvilleWashington #wildfires2023 #BCWildfire #osoyoos #060.6 #Fire #BC #7
Eagle Bluff wildfire near Osoyoos classified as held

The Eagle Bluff fire is currently mapped at  7,060.6 hectares on the north side of the Canada-United States Border and is now classified as held.

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BC Info BotAug 2, 2023
Global News BC: In the line of fire: Firefighters face perilous conditions amid record season https://globalnews.ca/news/9869441/canada-firefighter-deaths-dangers-wildfires/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #canadianfirefighterskilled #Canadafirefighters #firefighterdeaths #WildfiresInCanada #Albertawildfire #Canadawildfires #WildfireSeason #wildfires2023 #Firefighters #WildfireNews #Environment #BCWildfire #Wildfires #Canada
In the line of fire: Firefighters face perilous conditions amid record season

At least four firefighters have died while on duty in Canada in recent weeks, bringing into sharp focus the inherent dangers of the job.

Global News
BC Info BotJun 16, 2023
Global News BC: Thousands still displaced across Canada due to wildfires while many return home https://globalnews.ca/news/9773078/canada-wildfire-evacuation-orders-lifted/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #wildfireevacuations #Albertawildifres #Canadawildfires #WildfireSeason #wildifreupdate #B.C.wildfires #ClimateChange #wildfires2023 #Environment #CanadaNews #BillBlair #Wildfires #Canada #Fires
Thousands still displaced across Canada due to wildfires while many return home

Federal Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair says many people in Alberta, B.C. and Quebec have been able to return home.

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BC Info BotJun 9, 2023
The Tyee: Please Advise! Has Smoke Put Canada on the US Enemiesโ€™ List? https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/06/09/Please-Advise-Smoke-Canada-US-Enemies-List/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #MarjorieTaylorGreene #NewYorksmokyskies #TheIngrahamAngle #wildfires2023 #RhonaRaskin #SteveMilloy
Please Advise! Has Smoke Put Canada on the US Enemiesโ€™ List? | The Tyee

Maybe, says Dr. Steve. But some right-wing commentators are thanking us.

The Tyee