Month: July 2015
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UPDATING – Incredible Yellow Morning – Fire Grown – Cool will help – Air Quality OK
The new Bring back the Mars petition is going to hit 10,000 by the end of the day. Incredible. You can sign it here. Final July 5 Update 10:55PM While we all worry about these fires, as we should. Let us not forget the one thing that made this so much more likely. Us. #climatechange…
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Small Wildfire near Sproat Lake – Wildfires spark all over Island and Province – Sparks new Petition for Mars
You can sign the new #bringbackthemars petition here. (I am not leading this petition) Update 11:45PM One last night shot before bed… take note of the top picture of the post before you look below. Was tonights picture really necessary? Update 10:30PM Impressive nighttime shot just now. Update 10:25PM If you are looking for current…
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Ministry Declares Level 4 Drought on VI – East and South VI River fishing Banned – Water Conservation Urged
Update 12:45PM: Due to the high or extreme fire dangers across the province, the BC Wildfire Management Branch has now imposed a campfire, open burning, and firework ban for the entire province. The only exception is the ‘fog zone’ on the West coast of VI and all of Haida Gwaii. _______________________ The following is the press…
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Serious Wildfire near Nanaimo Airport – Updating with Info
Update 7AM: The Coastal Fire Centre has update their info for the fire and put the size at 18 Hectares. Have not yet heard about the state of the fire this morning. I will be on CBC Radio Victoria this morning at 7:10 talking heat. Tune in! 🙂 Update 10PM OK… one more: Coastal Fire…
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June 2015 Summary – Incredible Consistent Highs – Airport Station Creates 11 Records
May was just 4º C above normal for highs… thought that was a lot? Well, June highs beat it at 4.8ºC at the Airport. Speaking of the Airport, it set 11 new records for high and low temperatures, including one all-time high, and one high rainfall even though we only received 22% of our normal precipitation.…