Category: Climate Change
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Shocking heat and drought continues
Update 2PM – Multiple small fires In the past hour the Port Alberni Fire Department and BC Wildfire has been on the scene of two small fires. One at McCoy Lake is causing poor air quality. Please folks, be extremely careful out there. Smoking, hot exhaust and other heat sources will cause a fire. (click…
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December 2021 – Chilly and Snowy Month
Records were set!
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November and Fall 2021 – Surprisingly not a Record
A very rainy, but not quite record rainy, month.
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Atmospheric River on its Way Saturday and Tuesday – Prepare for the worst, hope for the best!
As expected, Thursday’s rain was only about as bad as an average November rain. Port Alberni Airport received just under 50mm from 9AM Wednesday to 11PM Thursday. Alberniweather received 41mm in town. Nothing too serious. What is of interest, however is the snowpack. Below is the webcam image from the new satellite-linked camera on Mt.…
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The next Atmospheric River – Snow on the mountains, a dangerous setup for the weekend.
A Dangerous Circumstance – Be Prepared We are setting up a dangerous situation as we await the next bouts of atmospheric rivers to come ashore. While Port Alberni missed the worst of it last time, we were all still impacted by the tragedies in Cowichan, and on the Lower Mainland and Interior. We should be…