Canadian Wildfires
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Started by metmike - May 14, 2024, 9:59 a.m.

            Canada’s wildfire season re-erupts forcing thousands from homes, prompting air quality alerts in northern US           

            An evacuation alert was issued for Fort McMurray in Alberta as crews responded to what they described as an "out-of-control wildfire" southwest of town that had burned more than 13,500 acres as of Sunday.          

https://www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/2024-canada-evacuations-fires

            

 Forecast model animation of smoke particles

 Forecast model animation of smoke particles. 

 (Environment and Climate Change Canada)



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By metmike - May 14, 2024, 10:02 a.m.
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                Wildfires in Canada            

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                Started by metmike - May 19, 2023, 4:53 p.m.  

          https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/95312/


By metmike - May 14, 2024, 10:18 a.m.
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The forecast is WET for British Columbia and the Southern 2/3rds of Alberta.

This will help make a dent in the drought in those areas.

Hopefully this will shift to NORTHERN Alberta where the wildfires are the worst!

384 hour rains from the last 6z GEFS.

By metmike - May 14, 2024, 10:34 a.m.
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Smoke forecast:

https://firesmoke.ca/forecasts/current/


Canadian wildfires trigger air quality alerts across 4 U.S. states

Winds have carried plumes of smoke over Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota.

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/canada-wildfires-air-quality-alerts-us-states-rcna151956

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Again, much of the southern 2/3rds of the wildfire area looks to get bombarded by heavy rains the next 2 weeks.

By 12345 - May 14, 2024, 10:19 p.m.
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I OFTEN WONDER WHY THEY DON'T CUT SOME OF THOSE TREES DOWN?! NOT ONLY THE LOSS OF WILDLIFE & HABITAT, BUT $$$$$$$$$$$$!!!!  THE MASSIVE COST OF FIGHTING THE FIRES, BUT... THE SELLING OF THE TREES WOULD MAKE AT LEAST A LITTLE CASH DENT IN THE EXPENSE SIDE OF THE FIRES.

I'M SURE THE WILDLIFE HAVE MUCH SHORTER LIFE SPANS, BECAUSE OF THE CONSTANT SMOKE, ALONE.  MUCH LESS GETTING BURNED ALIVE!!!