Category: Fire
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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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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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Updated 7:30AM Sat: Extreme Heat – Campfire Bans – Possible Dry Lightning
UPDATE 7:30AM Saturday The models are backing off a bit this morning. EC has dropped the high one degree from 36 to 35. Maybe it won’t be quite so unbearable. Here is one of te high resolution short term models.There is also a chance for dry lightning later in the day. Stay cool out there…
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UPDATE 1PM: Fire Danger rises to Extreme – Potentially “Catastrophic” dry weather – But There is A Way Forward
UPDATE 1PM Monday: The BC Wildfire Management Branch just increased our fire danger rating to Extreme. This isn’t a big surprise even though it wasn’t in their forecast. Their forecast (for “Beaver Creek” station) also says it might go back down to 4/High on Wednesday, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it stayed right where…
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Great weekend and great start to the week! Tiny traces of Fukushima radiation detected.
The fog should burn off later this morning and reveal the clear blue sky above! This was the view at the top of the hump this morning. We should get over 15°C this afternoon and this pattern should repeat for Wednesday and Thursday. Wednesday looks to be the warmest but all will be similar. Friday…