For the MAGAs, Canada's not burning this summer for lack of a rake.

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There are complex reasons for our dire wildfires, but scientists say climate change plays key role

Forest management practices contribute to record-breaking fires, but 'it's really all about the weather'

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/wildfire-factors-climate-change-1.6939911

#ForestFires #BC #NWT #NorthwestTerritories #BritishColumbia #Evacuation #Yellowknife #burning #climatechange #ClimateCrisis #weather #climate

19,000 or so people have evacuated #Yellowknife due to the #wildfires but about 1,600 have not left despite free flights out. I have trouble understanding why they are not being asked (made) to leave when they are non-essential workers. I have been listening to the news conferences and hoping someone asks the question (as I am not covering this.)

Thousands flee capital city of #NorthwestTerritories in #Canada as #wildfires near
The 2023 #wildfire season is the most destructive in Canada's recorded history. https://grist.org/indigenous/20000-evacuate-capitol-city-northwest-territories-canada/

The entire capital city #Yellowknife in Canada’s Northwest Territories has been ordered to evacuate as hundreds of wildfires scorch the region, officials say
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/16/americas/canada-northwest-territories-wildfires-thursday/index.html

#extremeweather #climatechange #climatecrisis

#NorthwestTerritories #Fire
#Yellowknife #Canada https://www.instagram.com/reel/CwBZISiMNTk/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Thinking about #Yellowknife today as people #evacuate their homes today because of #wildfires. This is near the Arctic Circle. It feels like there is no safe place on earth. #climatechange This image is a screenshot using the Living Earth app.

When Fort Mac burned I wrote this song and people said "Too soon! Too soon!" How about now? #climatecrisis #yellowknife https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-ku8DEQ8W4

People waiting hours for evacuation flights out of Yellowknife told to try again on Friday. The entire city has been ordered to evacuate by noon on Friday because of threatening wildfires

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yellowknife-air-evacuation-begins-1.6939256
#Yellowknife #Canada #wildfires

He talks about “winning” as though this is just a game. meanwhile our province is on fire. Burning oil and gas is heating the earth and people are dying and being displaced. Oil sands extraction is unsustainable. The Suncor board likely know this, so are squeezing out every last dollar they can until the music stops. Ghoulish business decisions. #ClimateChange #fire #Oil #Lahaina #Yellowknife #Upstream #abpoli

Dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest, les 22.000 habitants de la capitale, #Yellowknife, sont en train d’être évacués car il y a de fortes chances que la ville soit dévastée par les incendies dans les prochains jours. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nwt-wildfire-emergency-update-august-16-1.6938756

EVACUATION ORDER in #Yellowknife, #Canada’s Northwest Territories. Residents must leave by Friday due to approaching wildfire.

CNN is now covering the #Yellowknife evacuations.

Heartbreaking to see the evacuation of #Yellowknife in Canada. As someone who grew up in Interior Alaska, I know that it’s only a matter of time until places like Fairbanks, AK face the same kind of evacuation orders

#Yellowknife #NWT #Canada #Wildfires

Updates from the Mayor of #Yellowknife, Rebecca Alty:

- Please Evacuate
- if you can drive out, please do so asap
- if you don't have a vehicle, please register now for air lift evacuation (free)
- commercial flights are still running, you can also buy a flight out on a commercial flight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaHVblAk4Vw

#Canada #NWT #Wildfires #Emergency

@tezoatlipoca meant to say “returned” in intensity. The world is burning, #Maui #Yellowknife .. what’s next.

Canadian wildfires has returned? #Yellowknife was ordered an evacuation. Y'all be safe and flee as soon as possible. #Canada

#SamCast for 8/17/23

1. #Maui Hawaii vows to block post-wildfire land grabs

2. #Yellowknife Canadian wildfire forces evacuations

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66526554

3. #Trump Georgia prosecutor wants March trial

https://apnews.com/article/892156d8658d9fe86d47ae3828c54cb9

4. #9/11 defendants won’t face death penalty

https://apnews.com/article/76fab68b1faa1a7e1634b10951258710

#News

“An evacuation order has been issued for #Yellowknife in the north-west of #Canada as a wildfire comes closer, with a local minister saying: “The fire now represents a real threat to the city.””

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/16/canada-fires-northwest-territories-wildfires-yellowknife

Por los #incendios forestales, #Canadá ordena la evacuación de #Yellowknife, 22.000 habitantes y, con diferencia, la mayor ciudad y capital de los Territorios del Noroeste. Las autoridades municipales han dejado el control de la población en manos del Gobierno federal, que afirma que el fuego está a menos de 20 kilómetros de la ciudad. La forma de evacuación preferida es por carretera —la ciudad relevante más cercana, Edmonton, está a 1.500 kilómetros

#noticias https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nwt-wildfire-emergency-update-august-16-1.6938756

Entire city of #Yellowknife #NWT (over 20,000 people) ordered to evacuate due to #wildfires. One highway out of town. Largest airlift evacuation effort in the territory's history.
#ClimateDiary

https://cabinradio.ca/142024/news/environment/wildfires/the-situation-facing-the-nwt-as-wednesday-dawns/