Western Canada wildfires: This year could be worse than last, say experts

[mentalfloss]

Western Canada wildfires: This year could be worse than last, say experts

Wildfires have led to evacuation notices for hundreds in Alberta, as crews continue to battle several blazes and experts say the dry temperatures could make for a long and brutal fire season.

Global News
A wildfire raging in Fort McMurray prompted mandatory evacuation orders for several communities in the area. While recent fires in B.C. also led to evacuation notices for a few areas.

The premature start to the wildfire season has already led to 311 fires in Alberta, according to the province’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. There has been approximately 192 fires in B.C.

“It’s way drier this year than it’s been for a long, long time,” Darby Allen, an Alberta regional fire chief told reporters Monday. “It’s really dry. We need to have discussions on what we can do about trying to encourage people not to light fires and go out in the bush.

“[Wildfires] have certainly come more ferociously in the years gone by. We’ve had four significant fires in the last five days or so and that is pretty intense.”

Western Canada wildfires: This year could be worse than last, say experts | Globalnews.ca

 

[Locutus]

'member this kids?

NDP cuts fire-fighting budget while predicting “catastrophic’ conditions | National Post

 

[captain morgan]

Sounded like a good idea at the time

 

[mentalfloss]

Did they exceed the budget costs?

Oh, I see now.

Smoke and mirrors from the conbots again.


Premier Rachel Notley’s answer is that whatever the budget, the province will pay up if the fires come.

 

[captain morgan]

Did they exceed the budget costs?

Oh, I see now.

Ummm, we are talking about Auntie Rachel here... She did make a big deal about not shrinking services to Albertans and borrowed a whack of cash to ensure that this wouldn't happen.

Oops... Guess that this public service was forgotten about

Smoke and mirrors from the conbots again.

All the smoke is in Ft Mac right. As for your mirror, I expect that it's all clouded up from the meth you've been cutting up on it

Premier Rachel Notley’s answer is that whatever the budget, the province will pay up if the fires come.

Kinda like closing the barn doors after the cows have left, eh?

NDP cuts fire-fighting budget while predicting “catastrophic’ conditions | National Post

 

[mentalfloss]

What exactly is your problem here? Lol

 

[captain morgan]

What exactly is your problem here? Lol

You and your ideological mindset mostly.

An entire community is suffering, but seeing how it represents a sector you don't approve of, you feel comfortable in condemning them as they must be 'conbots'

 

[Locutus]

You and your ideological mindset mostly.

An entire community is suffering, but seeing how it represents a sector you don't approve of, you feel comfortable in condemning them as they must be 'conbots'

he's like this twerp:

https://twitter.com/ChrisFordYYC/status/727679726291034113?lang=en

 

[mentalfloss]

You and your ideological mindset mostly.

An entire community is suffering, but seeing how it represents a sector you don't approve of, you feel comfortable in condemning them as they must be 'conbots'

No I was just referring to you.

 

[Walter]

Western Canada wildfires: This year could be worse than last, say experts

Wildfires have led to evacuation notices for hundreds in Alberta, as crews continue to battle several blazes and experts say the dry temperatures could make for a long and brutal fire season.

Global News
A wildfire raging in Fort McMurray prompted mandatory evacuation orders for several communities in the area. While recent fires in B.C. also led to evacuation notices for a few areas.

The premature start to the wildfire season has already led to 311 fires in Alberta, according to the province’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. There has been approximately 192 fires in B.C.

“It’s way drier this year than it’s been for a long, long time,” Darby Allen, an Alberta regional fire chief told reporters Monday. “It’s really dry. We need to have discussions on what we can do about trying to encourage people not to light fires and go out in the bush.

“[Wildfires] have certainly come more ferociously in the years gone by. We’ve had four significant fires in the last five days or so and that is pretty intense.”

Western Canada wildfires: This year could be worse than last, say experts | Globalnews.ca

Always be afraid so the gubmint can make you feel better.

 

[captain morgan]

No I was just referring to you.

Just me?... Why not simply name me directly?

... That's right, you're lying again. LOL

 

[mentalfloss]

NDP defends wildfire management budget cut, says money will be there

 

[tay]

The problem with Notley and the NDP is they did not believe climate change was happening so they didn't account for more fires......


From the devastating 2013 floods in southern Alberta, which cost the insurance industry $1.8 billion, to the massive fire that destroyed much of Slave Lake, Alta. in 2011, leading to more than $700 million in damages — there's no denying that climate change is a reality from the perspective of insurers.


“It’s happening,” said Insurance Bureau of Canada expert, Bill Adams, of climate change. “The wake-up call is now.”


Disaster-proof your homes say insurers, climate change is here | National Observer

 

[Walter]

The problem with Notley and the NDP is they did not believe climate change was happening so they didn't account for more fires......


From the devastating 2013 floods in southern Alberta, which cost the insurance industry $1.8 billion, to the massive fire that destroyed much of Slave Lake, Alta. in 2011, leading to more than $700 million in damages — there's no denying that climate change is a reality from the perspective of insurers.


“It’s happening,” said Insurance Bureau of Canada expert, Bill Adams, of climate change. “The wake-up call is now.”


Disaster-proof your homes say insurers, climate change is here | National Observer

Too funny. 1970 the Earth is cooling let's collect more tax. 1990 the Earth is warming let's collect more tax. 2010 the Earth's climate is changing let's collect more tax. Three different problems but the same solution is suggested for all three.

 

[JLM]

Did they exceed the budget costs?

Oh, I see now.

Smoke and mirrors from the conbots again.


Premier Rachel Notley’s answer is that whatever the budget, the province will pay up if the fires come.

You mean the taxpayers will pay!

Too funny. 1970 the Earth is cooling let's collect more tax. 1990 the Earth is warming let's collect more tax. 2010 the Earth's climate is changing let's collect more tax. Three different problems but the same solution is suggested for all three.

But none of them were the real problem.........................the real problem- the coffers are empty! Three different excuses!

 

[lone wolf]

Sure it's going to get worse ... but it's not going to be due to karma or global warming or magic pings from angry wood nymphs. Too many environmentalists have deemed lifeless trees and deadfall to be wildlife habitat, and have lobbied inexperienced lawmakers to back their bull. You can't harvest it for firewood or clean up the tanglefoot. As kindling, it litters the bush floor - giving a running fire a source for slower and hungrier ground fire. Out in the middle of nowhere, that's not so bad. Fire rejuvenates the bush. Near settlement, wildfire is not so great.....

 

[MHz]

By fighting them does that mean communities and rural places that are in a 'forest area' are taking steps to protect themselves from 'wild-fires'. One of the reason Ft Mac got so big so fast is that there had been no fires come through the area in some time so there was lots of debris to burn and the trees were 'numerous' rather than 'sparse'. Mud is always a fast way to add temporary fire protection if you have some way to apply it in a hurry.

Let the fires burn and spend the money on seeding the places with the types of plants that can be harvested in a few generations. That would also be the best time to do some landscaping with heavy machines to make access easy.

Sure it's going to get worse ...

The places in California and Oregon that will end up looking like the Baja will see worse fires than Canada's northern forests.
Natural fires tend to burn in patches rather than full burns. That also means down the road the oldest areas are the ones that will most likely catch fire the next time a fire starts in the area.
If some swamps are drying out then that is an opportunity to go 'farming' and a 'dry swamp' has to be harvested because if a dry pile of peat catches on fire it burns forever, just like a fire in a coal mine.

 

[JLM]

Surely to Christ California has been burnt over so thoroughly and often it's a wonder there's any fuel left to burn. If young Justin wants to create meaningful employment he could put every able bodied unemployed person in Canada to work Monday morning cleaning up all the interfaces. It would likely pay for itself ten fold!

 

[tay]

Too funny. 1970 the Earth is cooling let's collect more tax. 1990 the Earth is warming let's collect more tax. 2010 the Earth's climate is changing let's collect more tax. Three different problems but the same solution is suggested for all three.

So you don't believe the Privately controlled Insurance Companies claim as they are about to raise your insurance rates......?

 

[JLM]

So you don't believe the Privately controlled Insurance Companies claim as they are about to raise your insurance rates......?

There's absolutely no doubt rates will be going up. After the AB flood my insurance for water damage went up several fold. Every year since I've had to increase my deductible so I can afford the premiums.......................BASTARDS!