I listened to a guy being interviewed on the CBC this morning, he just wrote a book about wildfires, and according to him, Canada stands a good chance of having a forest fire disaster with many people trapped, including at some of our prime tourist attactions. He mentioned Banff as a prime example. He mentioned that Parks Canada is aware of the situation but..............
Firestorm: Wildfire Fort McMurray Was a Warning ‘This Is Not Going Away; It Is Only Going To Get Worse
but...?
But Parks Canada is making no attempt whatsoever to fireproof Canada, and something something something Liberals!
This isn't the thread I originally replied to.
Did you change the title of this thread? Why? Was something wrong with the original title?
According to my browser, the original thread title was:
Canada is Unprepared and Many of its Citizens & Visitors May Perish in Future Wildfire Seasons
Meg, could you change it back if NorthReport doesn't?
7,700 homes evacuated in Ventura as fire rages; traffic jams as residents flee
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-evacuation-ventura-county-fire-...
I sure hope the author is wrong. Guess we'll see...
Science says the author is correct It is going to get much worse.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-fire-santa-clarita-20171205-story.html
I hope BC has sent some firefighters to help our American neighbours
And don’t think for a second the same thing can’t happen here in the Vancouver area or elsewhere in B C
http://www.dailynews.com/2017/12/06/6-acre-brentwood-brush-fire-burning-uphill-near-skirball-center/
I hope BC has sent some firefighters to help our American neighbours
And don’t think for a second the same thing can’t happen here in the Vancouver area or elsewhere in B C
http://www.dailynews.com/2017/12/06/6-acre-brentwood-brush-fire-burning-uphill-near-skirball-center/
These California fires are the worst ever for the month of December
California Fires Live Updates: More Areas Under Siege as Wind Gains Strength
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/07/us/california-fire-ventura-county.htm...
Did Climate Change Worsen the Southern California Fires?
Seven of the state’s 10 largest modern wildfires have occurred in the last 14 years.
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/12/what-climate-change-...
Fires now threaten the entire LA area
We only have ourselves to blame here because we keep allowing or electing real estate industry folks to develop or run our municipal governments
Sleepwalking into a Firetrap
How a century of policy errors have set the stage for more deadly megafires.
https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2018/01/02/Sleeping-into-Firetrap/
In worst case scenario, the trees in big parts of Canada's boreal forest 'will probably die,' says federal scientist
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2018/04/20/news/worst-case-scenario-tre...