© Prince Albert Fire Department/TwitterThis was the situation at the La Ronge airport on the weekend.
Biggest ever exodus of its kind in Saskatchewan, Red Cross saysIn what's being dubbed the
biggest evacuation effort in Saskatchewan's history, Premier Brad Wall said the
number of evacuees affected by raging wildfires in the province's northern regions is "unprecedented.""This particular fire event is different for our province just because of the amount of hectares that are currently burning, which is, by the way,
about 10 times the average year," Wall told reporters mid-afternoon on Monday.
Wall noted that the number of affected communities also "make this [situation] particularly unique and dangerous."
More than 13,000 people have been forced from their homes due to northern Saskatchewan blazes, according to Red Cross.
There were 112 fires burning in the province Monday, the Saskatchewan Environment Ministry said.
The escalating situation forced the Saskatchewan government to bring in a Sikorsky S-64 skycrane helicopter from Montana.
Comment: Sott.net's prediction: the upward trend in strength and frequency of wildfires will continue to increase. Why?
Increased methane outgassing provides lethal fuel for the fires, while the trigger or spark is the increase in atmospheric electric discharge events (including lightning)...
Things sure be heating up!
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Infographic Displays Increase in Major US Wildfires Since 2001