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2018 now worst fire season on record for British Columbia as state of emergency extended

Bethany Lindsay
CBC News
Wed, 29 Aug 2018 13:08 UTC
More of B.C. has burned in wildfires in 2018 than any year on record.
© CONAFOR/Twitter
More of B.C. has burned in wildfires in 2018 than any year on record.
Close to 13,000 sq km of province has burned, breaking record set in 2017

The B.C. government has extended the provincial state of emergency because of wildfires that have now burned more area than any other season on record.

As of Tuesday, more than 12,984 square kilometres of the province had burned, pushing past the previous record set just one year earlier.

As 534 fires continued to burn on Wednesday morning, the province announced that it has extended the state of emergency through to the end of the day on Sept. 12. About 3,200 people have been removed because of the wildfires, and another 21,800 are on alert.
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NOAA interactive map shows almost two million acres of land is on fire across the United States

Mark Prigg
Daily Mail
Mon, 20 Aug 2018 11:41 UTC
The experimental map created by the NOAA shows the current movement of the smoke across the U.S. This map (10am EDT on August 20, 2018) comes from NOAA and is an experimental model showing both upper level on near-surface smoke.

The experimental map created by the NOAA shows the current movement of the smoke across the U.S. This map (10am EDT on August 20, 2018) comes from NOAA and is an experimental model showing both upper level on near-surface smoke.
The full extent of the wildfires ravaging the West Coast of the US has been revealed.

An experimental map created by the NOAA shows the current movement of the smoke across the U.S.

The West Coast of the United States is shrouded in smoke from the 110 large fires (this does not include smaller fires within each complex of fires) that have erupted across the region during this fire season.

Over 1.9 million acres are or have been ablaze, and smoke from these fires have traveled along the west to east jet stream and are bringing that smoke across the country as far as the East Coast,' NASA said.
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800 bushfires reported burning across Queensland, Australia

Talisa Eley, Jacob Miley and Bill Hoffman
The Courier-Mail
Tue, 21 Aug 2018 17:50 UTC
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Firecrews are continuing to battle a bushfire at North Deep Creek north of Gympie.

Earlier residents were told to get ready to leave their homes, but the bushfire warning level has since been downgraded to advice.

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services are reminding people to keep up-to-date with the latest information and decide what actions to take if the situation changes

About 6.45pm Monday, the blaze was burning close to Young Rd and Gardener Rd and travelling in an easterly direction from Young Rd.

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Smoke from British Columbia's raging wildfires turns day into night

Brian Kahn
Gizmodo
Fri, 17 Aug 2018 00:00 UTC
wildfires prince george BC Aug 2018
© Richard Zussman (Global News)
Freaky orange skies have been the norm as a result of BC's raging wildfires, the smoke became so thick on Friday that it turned the morning sky inky black well after sunrise.
Just when you think this wildfire season can't get worse, something new comes along to remind you this year is truly one of rare horrors.

Residents of Prince George, British Columbia-a small city 325 miles north of Vancouver-awoke to a sky seemingly devoid of sunlight. The city sits just to the east of British Columbia's raging wildfires, which have sent smoke all the way across the Atlantic. To get there, the smoke has to pass over Prince George. Freaky orange skies have been the norm as a result, but the smoke became so thick on Friday that it turned the morning sky inky black well after sunrise.

Residents turned their headlights on for the morning commute as the halogen glow of streetlights continued to illuminate the road. Even for a town that has been blanketed in smoke for more than a week, the scene was a first of its kind. In my years of covering climate change and the wildfires that accompany it, I can't recall seeing anything quite like it myself.
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Video shows gigantic fire tornado that killed firefighter in Redding, California


sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com
Thu, 16 Aug 2018 12:29 UTC
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Recently released video from Cal Fire shows the most intense tornado ever in California history that trapped and killed a firefighter in Redding last month.

37-year-old Jeremiah "Jeremy" Stoke was a longtime Redding Fire Department veteran. According to Cal fire, on July 26th, he was driving his truck in northwest Redding and helping evacuate residents from the Carr Fire when he got into trouble.

Stoke radioed out a mayday call, saying he was getting burned over. Then his transmissions abruptly stopped.

The fire tornado exploded in the middle of what was already a gigantic and devastating wildfire.

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200 troops deployed to help fight 600 wildfires across British Columbia


CBC
Mon, 13 Aug 2018 11:46 UTC
The Pondosy Bay Wilderness Resort on Eutsuk Lake south of Houston had to be evacuated this weekend because of a wildfire.
© Pondosy Bay Wilderness Resort
The Pondosy Bay Wilderness Resort on Eutsuk Lake south of Houston had to be evacuated this weekend because of a wildfire.
Federal government also pledges aircraft as 600 blazes burn across the province

Ottawa is sending in the Armed Forces as B.C. deals with yet another destructive wildfire season that's forced thousands of people out of their homes.

The provincial government made a formal request for help Monday, and the federal government has already responded with a pledge of 200 troops, as well as aircraft to help move people and supplies.

"We're bringing in the additional resources we need to keep people and communities as safe as possible," B.C. Forests Minister Doug Donaldson said in a press release.

"I thank the federal government and the Canadian Armed Forces for their assistance, and also ask British Columbians to do their part by following burning bans to prevent human-caused fires."

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Extreme climes: Raging Mendocino wildfire tops last year's Thomas Fire to become largest in California history


RT
Tue, 07 Aug 2018 03:34 UTC
California Mendocino Complex fire

The two fires are known as the Mendocino Complex, which has become the largest in state history
The raging Mendocino Complex fire has officially become the largest wildfire in California's history, authorities have confirmed. Firefighters continue to battle the blaze, which is currently only 30 percent contained.

"We broke the record," state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokesman Scott McLean said. "That's one of those records you don't want to see."

The Ranch and River fires that make up the Mendocino Complex wildfire had grown to 283,800 acres by Monday evening, Cal Fire said in their latest update. Some 3,908 firefighters, 441 fire engines, and 15 aircraft continue to battle the flames.

"Tonight fire crews will try to take advantage of the lower temperatures to increase suppression and hold current containment lines," Cal Fire said.


Comment: Seven of California's 10 largest fires on record have occurred since 2000, including last year's Thomas fire, which was, prior to the Mendocino Complex fire, the largest blaze in the state's recorded history.

See also: California battling 17 large wildfires, already spent one-fourth of annual fire budget in July and Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Planet wide forest and wildfires - where does it go from here?

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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Planet wide forest and wildfires - where does it go from here?


Adapt 2030
Sat, 04 Aug 2018 20:47 UTC
California Fire Fighters
© Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee via AP
The El Dorado Hotshots battle wildfire near Buckhorn Summit on Highway 299 in Trinity County, Calif., Monday, July 30, 2018. A pair of wildfires that prompted evacuation orders for nearly 20,000 people barreled Monday toward small lake towns in Northern California, and authorities faced questions about how quickly they warned residents about the largest and deadliest blaze burning in the state.
A comprehensive look at the wildfires raging in California and Europe compared to the 300 year averages and cataloged events. Extreme heat compared since 1900 to see where the trend in both takes us through 2025 as the Earth dives deeper into the Grand Solar Minimum.


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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: California governor Jerry Brown's appalling climate mis-statements


Adapt 2030
Fri, 03 Aug 2018 06:30 UTC
Jerry Brown's climate mis-statements
© YouTube/Adapt 2030 (screen capture)
As the chessboard for control of the narrative of why our Earth has seen an uptick in extreme weather continues, we as citizens need to start holding our elected officials responsible for mis-truths they speak and the media outlets that give them a voice. When there are outrageously bogus statements that can be debunked with simple scientific fact check, we need to ask questions why they said such things and demand answers and retractions. This is one such instance, California governor Jerry Brown says "since civilization emerged 10,000 years ago, we haven't had this kind of heat condition, and it's going to continue getting worse and that's the way it is." This is false. I demand answers from the governor why he said such things. You should too.

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Lightning strikes ignite 132 more wildfires in British Columbia - Total of 305 across the province

Jen St. Denis
The Toronto Star
Wed, 01 Aug 2018 11:58 UTC
A map released by the BC Wildfire Service on Wednesday shows where lightning struck on July 31, contributing to 132 new wildfires.

A map released by the BC Wildfire Service on Wednesday shows where lightning struck on July 31, contributing to 132 new wildfires.
The BC Wildfire Service says lightning strikes in the province's Interior have sparked more fires, with 132 flaring up on July 31. The service is currently responding to a total of 305 fires.

Emergency BC issued evacuation alerts Wednesday for several rural properties on the south side of Quesnel Lake near Williams Lake. An evacuation alert remains in effect for Cawston and Keremeos in B.C.'s Similkameen region.

Evacuation alerts are issued to give residents time to prepare for a possible evacuation order.

The B.C. government has issued a smoky skies bulletin for the province, and Metro Vancouver Regional District has warned of poor air quality in the eastern part of the region and the Fraser Valley. For Metro Vancouver, air quality is expected to improve as the weather cools down this week.

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