XPost: alt.survival, alt.politics.canada
This is horrific. An area the size of Greece has burned in Canadian
forests this summer. God only knows how many animals, fish, frogs,
birds, lizards and pets have died in this holocaust. I believe
pollution from Chinese power plants, industry, transportation and
manufacturing has put particulates in the clouds that prevent rain from
falling over North American and Europe. Even South America is in
drought. The rise in ocean temperatures, killing coral reefs, also began
when greedy U.S. billionaires moved manufacturing to China to avoid
pollution and environmental restrictions. Now, with Germany cut off
from Russian natural gas, even German industry is moving to China. God
help us.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66514058
By Nadine Yousif
BBC News, Toronto
Michel Labine, a long-time resident of Fort Smith in Canada's Northwest Territories, has often been the one fighting wildfires or helping
evacuees in his hometown.
But last weekend, the 63-year-old found himself for the first time on
the other side, forced to flee as a nearby forest fire inched closer and
closer to his community.
The sky was smoky that Saturday morning but had turned pitch black by
noon from the fires.
"Then it broke up a bit and there was just a red, amber sky," Mr Labine
told the BBC. That is when he saw fire trucks driving from home to home
warning people to get out.
Mr Labine and his family were later airlifted by the military 365km (226
miles) away to Fort McMurray, Alberta. The airlift is the biggest rescue operation in the territory's history.
The Labines managed to get out with only the essentials.
"We had no luggage," Mr Labine said. "I had my bag with my medical items
and that was it. We had nothing."
He is one of more than 6,500 people who have been ordered to evacuate in
parts of the Northwest Territories due to 236 active wildfires in the
region.
On Tuesday, the government declared a territory-wide state of emergency,
while the mayor in the small town of Hay River warned people in her
community that time to escape is running out.
"It is life-threatening to be here," Kandis Jameson said at a news
conference, adding the fire is about 15 kilometres from the town. Ms
Jameson said about 500 people have yet to evacuate.
This is Hay River's second evacuation this summer. The town also housed evacuees from Fort Smith, who were forced to flee again on Sunday.
"When they evacuated Hay River, there were over 5,000 people there," Mr
Labine said. "Normally there would be 3,500, but they had a lot of
people from Fort Smith."
One of those fires has destroyed nearly all of the hamlet of Enterprise,
its mayor said on Tuesday, which is home to 120 people.
"I think there's seven or eight houses left and three or four
businesses," Michael St Amour told the CBC. "Between 85 and 90% of the community is gone."
Another fire is within one mile of Fort Smith, Mr Labine said.
"If the wind is in our favour then we might be saved," he said. "But if
the wind shifts to the south … the town's gone."
"All we can do is pray now, and hope that the guy upstairs says 'we're
going to let you go this year,'" said Mr Labine, who is now sheltering
at a hotel full with other evacuees.
Canada is witnessing its worst wildfire season on record, with nearly
1,100 active fires across the country as of Tuesday, thanks to a drier
than normal summer.
A total of 13.2m hectares (32.6m acres) have burned so far - roughly the
size of Greece.
Canada wildfire season is now the worst on record
Is climate change fuelling Canada's wildfires?
The Canadian government has deployed its military to the Northwest
Territories to help fight the fires and coordinate evacuations.
Meanwhile, Yellowknife - the territorial capital - declared a local
state of emergency on Monday night due to the "imminent threat" of
wildfires. The declaration allows the city to take pre-emptive steps to
respond and to prepare residents to leave at a moment's notice.
A retired renewable resources officer whose role included dispatching
fire crews in his community, Mr Labine said this year's wildfire season
is unlike any other he has witnessed.
The ground has been so dry this summer that walking on grass felt like
stepping on broken glass, he said.
"When you stepped on it, it just crunched," Mr Labine said. "I've never
seen it that dry. We've had very little rain."
The Northwest Territories saw its hottest temperature on record this
July, reaching 37.4C in the northern community of Fort Good Hope.
Wildfires are also burning in British Columbia, where several heat
warnings are in effect this week due to record-high temperatures.
Scientists say climate change increases the risk of the hot, dry weather
that is likely to fuel wildfires.
Extreme and long-lasting heat draws more and more moisture out of the
ground and vegetation.
The world has already warmed by about 1.1C since the industrial era
began and temperatures will keep rising unless governments around the
world make steep cuts to emissions.
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