Hot, dry and windy
May 3, 2016 9:04 PM Subscribe
Alberta and Saskatchewan are set to burn, and Fort McMurray, home of the tarsands, is already on fire. The entire city is being evacuated as part of the largest mandatory fire evacuation in Alberta's history. A combination of climate change and El Niño have doubled the yearly acreage turned to ash in the province since 1970.
Last year, NASA took some striking pictures from space of wildfires in the two Canadian provinces.
Last week, a 19-year-old volunteer firefighter was arrested for arson after one of the world's largest wooden trestle bridges went up in flames near Mayerthorpe, Alberta, a five-hour drive from this week's fire in Fort McMurray.
There have been 311 wildfires so far this year in Alberta, 31 of which are still burning, and 3 of which are listed as out of control.
Tomorrow, the wind in Fort McMurray is expected to be gusting from 25 to 30 km/h.
Last year, NASA took some striking pictures from space of wildfires in the two Canadian provinces.
Last week, a 19-year-old volunteer firefighter was arrested for arson after one of the world's largest wooden trestle bridges went up in flames near Mayerthorpe, Alberta, a five-hour drive from this week's fire in Fort McMurray.
There have been 311 wildfires so far this year in Alberta, 31 of which are still burning, and 3 of which are listed as out of control.
Tomorrow, the wind in Fort McMurray is expected to be gusting from 25 to 30 km/h.
This post was deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad
I didn't see the earlier FPP. I'm moving these links to a comment there and asking the mods to delete this FPP.
posted by clawsoon at 9:22 PM on May 3, 2016
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