Category: Fire
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Small Wildfire sparked at Great Central Lake.
Update 12:30PM Saturday – “All Indications [fire] successfully contained at about 1 ha” The quote above and picture is from a message sent to the ACRD and City from BC Wildfire. Good news! Crews are still working but the quote above is key. Looks like things are almost done! Thank you to all of the people…
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Smoke not enough to prevent 117 year temperature record set in Port Alberni
https://twitter.com/alberniweather/status/893353208927592448 It’s going to be hot again today, and the Air Quality isn’t great either. You can see the current Air Quality numbers at bcairquality.ca Notice the very high Air Quality Health Index numbers in the Lower Mainland and Victoria in red. It is not quite as bad on the Mid Island but our station…
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Extreme Heat may depend on Smoke Cover
We landed in Vancouver at 11:35 and it was only 23°C at YVR even though the forecast was for 30°C temperatures. Looks like the culprit was smoke blowing out from the Interior. Check out the latest MODIS satellite picture. Notice the plume of smoke is not quite reaching Port Alberni, where the temperature right now…
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Fire Breaks out at base of Mt. Arrowsmith near Port Alberni
Update 4:45PM Some new picture from Justin Fraser. He says they are working on containing it. No update on the bcwildfire site. We hit a high of 33.5°C at the Airport so far and 33.7°C at Alberniweather. Update 2:30PM I have not received any new information on the fire. The Air Quality has improved as…
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August 2016 Summary and Outlook – Hotter than Normal Again – Winter of the Pineapple Express?
Average July gives way to Hot August. La Niña fades, and will it be a Stormy, Hawaiian Winter? After a couple months in June and July that felt quite cool thanks to past years of very hot weather, August returned us to a where we expected to be, with hotter temperatures than historical norms and…