Special air quality statement in effect for North Okanagan. Elevated pollution levels are expected or occurring.

No open burning permitted as today's Ventilation Index is Poor (9).
- Environment Canada and the B.C. Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy
#VernonBC #AirQuality

@ClimateHuman In the North #Okanagan (#VernonBC) 🇨🇦December was colder than climate normal (-2.9 °C
L); however, 2023 to date is running hot (R) (+2.7 °C).

The last half of 2022 was characterised by extreme variances from normal.
https://mstdn.ca/@SmiKooMan/109615200989473534

#VernonBC don't forget to look up when it clears tonight!
Moonrise 4:07 P.M. NE
Crosses the 119° W meridian 11:34 P.M.
Sets 6:02 A.M. W
The lunar eclipse marks the second time this year that the moon is passing through Earth’s shadow. Western Canada is in position.
#EclipseLunar

In #VernonBC:

-Since 2019 the need for emergency shelter has grown by more than 50%.
-Seniors' homelessness has increased by 57% in the past two years.
-There are currently over 40 children living in hotels in Vernon right now.

https://kellyfehr.org/f/councillor-fehrs-oct-11-%E2%80%93-nov-6-2022-council-report-highlights

It's the climate, not the weather! 🤦🏼‍♂️

Disingenuous (Canada) Vernon Morning Star Op/Ed, local media masters of omission. They argue society has to prepare for "weather anomalies". Fires, heat, droughts, atmospheric rivers (which they mocked one year ago). Omitted is the root cause: human-driven climate change.
#ClimateDenial #VernonBC