Old Weather Forum

Thanks, Maikel. I sent it along to her.

I have heard of big things getting lost but this is over the top. (or should I say under the top)

https://theconversation.com/antarctica- ... -on-210665

I enjoyed this article on CBC North for the unmentioned irony that it contains...

Old Crow, Yukon, is being evacuated. Fort Smith and several smaller communities on the NWT/Alberta border are being evacuated. Inuvik, NWT, is under an evacuation notice. NWT has an Evacuation Notice (think about leaving), an evacuation Alert (get ready to leave) and then an Evacuation Order (leave now). Old Crow is a fly-in community, with no road access. People have to be evacuated by air. Air North has a small plane to ferry people to Inuvik, and they they are flow to Whitehorse in a 737. Inuvik has a highway to the south.

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Gwich'in Tribal Council Chief Ken Kyikavichik posted on Facebook that afternoon that the fire had moved five kilometres closer to town and was then 12 kilometres away. He said, as a precaution, people should gas up their vehicles, pack some light luggage, including important documents and keepsakes, and be ready to evacuate on short notice.

At 1:30 p.m. notice went out that a news conference about the signing of an offshore oil and gas exploration accord that was to occur an hour later was cancelled.

"There will be no speeches or media because of the wildfire," stated a notice from the federal minister of northern affairs.

Shortly after, Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal and Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai, who had flown to Inuvik to participate in the news conference, boarded a plane for Whitehorse. Vandal later told CBC News they left on the flight, which had been arranged to carry wildfire evacuees from Old Crow, Yukon, to Whitehorse, after hearing an evacuation alert may be issued for Inuvik.

"Both Premier Pillai and I made the decision that we should leave with the evacuees and make sure that they get out of harm's way," said Vandal.

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I.e, "We so much want to ensure that they get out of harm's way, so we are going to take two seats on that airplane."

So, let's break this down:

1. Wildfires are being exacerbated by climate change;
2. Climate change is driven by rising concentrations of CO₂ in the atmosphere;
3. CO₂ is produced by burning oil and gas;
4. Burning oil and gas has caused our climate to change which is causing more numerous and more intense wild fires which are burning further and further north, thus preventing us from announcing the exploration for more oil and gas further and further north.

Sadly, it prevents us only from announcing, but not opening up the area for the production of even more oil and gas.

Michael, I want to respond to your note about the evacuation. Unfortunately I have no words to respond. Is there an emoji for for standing there with my mouth open? My heart goes out to all of your Country.
Morgan

Not an emoji, but...



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scream
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvard_Munch

Randi- Thank you for the quote and image. I think I will keep it in mind as there are several circumstances to which they apply. I am really good at delayed response to people. I keep my foot out of my mouth by thinking of something on point but sharp to say... an hour later. I could just print out a card with the "SCREAM" and hand them to the "Offender."

Minister orders everyone out of Yellowknife, Dettah, Ndilǫ and the Ingraham trail by noon Friday.


Yellowknife residents leave the city on Highway 3, the only highway in or out of the community, after an evacuation order was given due to approaching wildfires. (Pat Kane/Reuters)



Yellowknife's population, which is ethnically mixed, was 20,340 per the 2021 Canadian Census. Of the eleven official languages of the Northwest Territories, five are spoken in significant numbers in Yellowknife: Dene Suline, Dogrib, South and North Slavey, English, and French. It's the Capital and almost half of the population of the Northwest Territories.

People who cannot leave by road, and residents who are immunocompromised or have other conditions that put them at higher risk, are asked to register for evacuation flights. Air evacuations are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. Thursday. Evacuees are urged to not leave by boat to a cabin or island on Great Slave Lake. Thompson also said plans were in the works to help people experiencing homelessness.

Yellowknife and surrounding communities now join Fort Smith (pop 2,600), Hay River (pop 3,800), the Kátł'odeeche First Nation, Enterprise and Jean Marie River — all N.W.T. communities which have seen residents displaced due to out of control fires.

Oh no, all those people! That's so terrible.

Kelowna declares state of emergency after wildfire jumps Okanagan Lake, prompting more evacuations. Kelowna declares state of emergency after wildfire jumps Okanagan Lake, prompting more evacuations.





THE LATEST:

A state of emergency has been declared in Kelowna after wildfires forced evacuations for residents in the Clifton area north of the downtown early Friday morning.
The City of West Kelowna and the Westbank First Nation have declared a local state of emergency, with thousands of properties under evacuation orders or alerts.
There is "structural loss" in West Kelowna, officials say.
Highway 1 closed overnight in both directions between Hope and Lytton due to wildfire activity Thursday. (Note: Lytton was destroyed by a fire two years ago just after Lytton smashed the previous Canadian Maximum Temperature with 49.9C)
Dozens of other properties around the B.C. Interior have been ordered evacuated, including the Lytton First Nation and Ulkatcho First Nation
Officials warn the coming days could be "the most challenging of the summer," as a volatile cold front sweeps through southern B.C. with high winds and dry lightning.
New evacuation orders and wildfires are expected throughout Thursday night and into Friday morning. Learn more about how to find the full list of wildfires, highway closures and evacuation orders and alerts.

Thousands of people have been forced from their homes in B.C.'s Okanagan, with evacuation orders issued after a wildfire jumped Lake Okanagan, sparking spot wildfires in Kelowna.

Early Friday morning, evacuation orders were issued for residents of the Clifton Road North and McKinley area of Kelowna, which is north of the downtown, due to the McDougall Creek wildfire.

A state of emergency has been declared by the City of Kelowna, which has a population of almost 150,000.

Officials say the McDougall Creek wildfire has grown rapidly after being discovered Tuesday about 10 kilometres northwest of West Kelowna, which is on the western side of Lake Okanagan, while Kelowna is on the east.

The City of West Kelowna and the Westbank First Nation also declared a local state of emergency Thursday night due to that same wildfire.

More than 2,400 properties are under evacuation orders, with another 4,800 properties under alert. West Kelowna has a population of 36,000.

The Central Okanagan emergency operations website said early Friday that "officials have confirmed some structural loss" in West Kelowna and Regional District of Central Okanagan West areas. A full assessment will be done in the morning, it said.

Photo from this morning...

Terrible.........
Words fail.

Randi wrote: ↑Thu Aug 17, 2023 5:32 pm

Save some of those tears to help put out those fires.

Sorry to seem like a doomsayer but see this and pass it on to your countries PTBs.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-21/ ... /102701172

That's a little bit shocking!!!!!!