My world's on fire, how 'bout yours?: There are wildfires in Canada

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Dr.D-O: Jan 3, 2020; by Fluffdaddy

Right now, there are a lot of wildfires across the Great White North and it really sucks!

In Nova Scotia, we currently have a massive (over 10,000 hectares) wildfire in Shelburne, plus a smaller one in Halifax (788 hectares). Humans caused both.

Below is an image of both fires from NASA's FIRMS website.

Many people have lost their homes. Many pets have been lost.

Very bad all around.

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# ? May 30, 2023 23:40

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# ? Sep 26, 2023 23:46

CaptainSarcastic: Jul 6, 2013

Haven't seen an accidental autoban in a while. I'm opening the thread since it's a reasonable topic - try not to rib the OP too hard about the autoban. K thx bye.

# ? May 31, 2023 00:00

ilmucche: Mar 16, 2016

Looks like op got burned by their choice of tag

# ? May 31, 2023 00:03

Gomez Chamberlain: Mar 22, 2005; ^{Subakh ul kuhar!}

I have been laughing about this thread for a solid hour, good one op

Sucks about the fires though.

# ? May 31, 2023 00:17

Mozi: Apr 4, 2004; Forms change so fast
Time is moving past
Memory is smoke
Gonna get wider when I die; Nap Ghost

this seems like bad news

# ? May 31, 2023 00:19

20 Blunts: Jan 21, 2017

we've had some very pronounced wildfire smoke sunsets down here on lake Michigan from some other fires to the north

and then like a month ago some smoke as well from fuckin Oklahoma I think??

# ? May 31, 2023 00:28

Earwicker: Jan 6, 2003

hello from california. we are also constantly on fire. a couple years ago when we had a particularly bad year, our state fire fighters borrowed a couple of fire planes and their crews from you guys, i saw them several times. thanks for that. i hope you have them back now.

# ? May 31, 2023 00:37

Colonel Cancer: Sep 26, 2015; Tune into the fireplace channel, you absolute buffoon

ashlander...

# ? May 31, 2023 00:38

CaptainSarcastic: Jul 6, 2013

I'm in Oregon and there's already been one small wildfire nearby. We had a very cool and wet winter, and I'm hoping we have enough snowpack fire season won't be hell on earth again this year.

# ? May 31, 2023 00:40

Pennywise the Frown: May 10, 2010; Upset Trowel

I autobanned myself for my first thread ever. Happens to the best of us. I'm not the best.

Wisconsin has been having air quality warnings the past few days due to the Canadian wildfires.

State Farm is pulling out of California or maybe not making new policies or something due to all of the wildfires. Just saw something about that today.

# ? May 31, 2023 00:48

Gomez Chamberlain: Mar 22, 2005; ^{Subakh ul kuhar!}

Hey to add something somewhat valuable here: https://encycla.com/Corsi-Rosenthal_Cube

For all my smoke-suffering friends, these work incredibly well and for a fraction of the cost of an expensive air purifier.

# ? May 31, 2023 01:13

Rad-daddio: Apr 25, 2017

Sorry op. As a Californian, I can relate to living in a kindling pile full of kids who play with matches.

# ? May 31, 2023 01:16

Nooner: Mar 26, 2011; AN A+ OPSTER (:

Not yet but fire season is right around the corner. Hopefully this year it won't be too bad and we won't have any loving psychopaths going around starting them on purpose like a couple years ago

# ? May 31, 2023 01:17

Jelly: Feb 11, 2004; Ask me about my STD collection!

I grew up in Washington and summers were mild and wonderful.

I don't think I've had one since moving back where the world wasn't on fire and our AQI didn't shoot up over 100 for weeks/months. It's getting hard to look forward to summer anymore.

When smoke season rolls in I buy air filters and stick them on box fans and run them inside. I use an AC constantly so I can keep my windows shut.

Last year our AQI hit the worst in the world multiple times, temporarily rivalling places like Beijing.

On a normal day, our AQI is one of the best.

# ? May 31, 2023 01:30

DEEP STATE PLOT: Aug 13, 2008; Yes...Ha ha ha...YES!

CaptainSarcastic posted:

I'm in Oregon and there's already been one small wildfire nearby. We had a very cool and wet winter, and I'm hoping we have enough snowpack fire season won't be hell on earth again this year.

i was living in the rogue valley when the almeda fire happened back in 2020 and vowed to be back on the east coast by the next summer after a bunch of my coworkers lost everything they had. gently caress wildfires.

# ? May 31, 2023 01:34

WAR CRIME GIGOLO: Oct 3, 2012; The Hague
tryna get me
for these glutes

My house burned to the ground in 2016.

I rebuilt. But many many people in my area didn't

I still have nightmares of opening my eyes to our entire room/ house bright red. The PTSD has mixed the real memories with manifested ones and I see my room in flames as i wake up (wake up in the dream as that's when the memory starts) unable to get out of bed as the flames creep closer and closer. My wife creaming loudly as the flames creep up

Not to say the house was burning while I was inside of it, but the fires were so tall and so bright around us that the entire house was red.

I have loving nightmares of burning in hell.

# ? May 31, 2023 01:45

Pennywise the Frown: May 10, 2010; Upset Trowel

WAR CRIME GIGOLO posted:

My house burned to the ground in 2016.

I rebuilt. But many many people in my area didn't

I still have nightmares of opening my eyes to our entire room/ house bright red. The PTSD has mixed the real memories with manifested ones and I see my room in flames as i wake up (wake up in the dream as that's when the memory starts) unable to get out of bed as the flames creep closer and closer. My wife creaming loudly as the flames creep up

Not to say the house was burning while I was inside of it, but the fires were so tall and so bright around us that the entire house was red.

I have loving nightmares of burning in hell.

That sounds absolutely awful and I'm really sorry and hope the best for your future but I just had to laugh at this.

That wouldn't have been my response. :shrug:

# ? May 31, 2023 01:46

Milo and POTUS: Sep 3, 2017; I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

Well the fires start coming and they dont stop coming and they dont stop coming and they dont stop coming and they dont stop coming

Hot was the right tag though

# ? May 31, 2023 02:02

Saalkin: Jun 29, 2008

I hope Nova Scotia gets through this.

I hope Alberta continues to burn.

# ? May 31, 2023 02:07

Danaru: Jun 5, 2012; 何 ??

The Nova Scotia fire is bad, but one massive silver lining everyone is talking about is that there have been no deaths or injuries resulting. The original fire was spotted by some roofers who hauled rear end to notify the neighbourhood and as a result everyone got out safely. Even animals are being rescued and reunited with their owners fairly often

Smelling the smoke and seeing the mandatory evacuation area creep closer and closer with each alert has been harrowing, but it could have gone so much worse in so many ways. That brings people a bit of comfort at least

# ? May 31, 2023 03:01

CaptainSarcastic: Jul 6, 2013

DEEP STATE PLOT posted:

i was living in the rogue valley when the almeda fire happened back in 2020 and vowed to be back on the east coast by the next summer after a bunch of my coworkers lost everything they had. gently caress wildfires.

Yeah, that year was ugly. I'm in Eugene, so poo poo was on fire all around us but not like on our doorstep. I've been dreading going up the McKenzie to see what it looks like up there since a lot of that area got wiped out.

# ? May 31, 2023 04:52

tripwood: Jul 21, 2003; "Cuno can see you're trying to shit him, but Cuno's unshittable, so fuck does Cuno care?"

Hint: He doesn't care.

WAR CRIME GIGOLO posted:

My house burned to the ground in 2016.

I rebuilt. But many many people in my area didn't

I still have nightmares of opening my eyes to our entire room/ house bright red. The PTSD has mixed the real memories with manifested ones and I see my room in flames as i wake up (wake up in the dream as that's when the memory starts) unable to get out of bed as the flames creep closer and closer. My wife creaming loudly as the flames creep up

Not to say the house was burning while I was inside of it, but the fires were so tall and so bright around us that the entire house was red.

I have loving nightmares of burning in hell.

my garage (not connected to the house) burnt down in the dead of night a few years back and I was first to wake up and notice it and then evacuated my family and that poo poo stays with you, the worst part is how silent and drat bright it is.
it was quite lucky that there was no wind at all since the neighbor's house was very close by, some of his window-mounts melted.
now I'm the guy who shames all my friends into buying working smoke alarms and owns 3 smoke extinctors.
i had trouble sleeping for a while but weed helped me to sleep more and after a few years it's almost gone.

# ? May 31, 2023 05:05

Das Boo: Jun 9, 2011; There was a GHOST here. It's gone now.

Getting all your second hand smoke here in Montana. Just came back from LA, which is surprisingly not on fire?!

# ? May 31, 2023 05:08

Thesaurus: Oct 3, 2004

WAR CRIME GIGOLO posted:

My house burned to the ground in 2016.

I rebuilt. But many many people in my area didn't

I still have nightmares of opening my eyes to our entire room/ house bright red. The PTSD has mixed the real memories with manifested ones and I see my room in flames as i wake up (wake up in the dream as that's when the memory starts) unable to get out of bed as the flames creep closer and closer. My wife creaming loudly as the flames creep up

Not to say the house was burning while I was inside of it, but the fires were so tall and so bright around us that the entire house was red.

I have loving nightmares of burning in hell.

You probably hear this alot, but you should move

# ? May 31, 2023 05:09

Inexplicable Humblebrag: Sep 20, 2003; Hello, internet-land!

Dr.D-O posted:

this map looks like a tiny needledick facing left, with a colossal, gigantic ballsack below it

my monitor is confirmed to be on. is yours?

# ? May 31, 2023 09:16

Poohs Packin: Jan 13, 2019

Fire looks pretty small from here mate

# ? May 31, 2023 12:57

BAGS FLY AT NOON: Apr 6, 2011

Clearly a false flag. Canada is far too cold to be on fire.

# ? May 31, 2023 13:39

Peggy Edson: Oct 15, 2004

can you blow your smoke somewhere else op? air quality alerts suck

# ? May 31, 2023 13:41

Saalkin: Jun 29, 2008

BAGS FLY AT NOON posted:

Clearly a false flag. Canada is far too cold to be on fire.

It's 30 dang degrees today!!!

Eh

# ? May 31, 2023 13:49

Rupert Buttermilk: Apr 15, 2007; 🚣RowboatMan: ❄️Freezing time🕰️ is an old P.I. 🥧trick...

I live about 4 hours away from Halifax (and 1.5 hours away from the COMPLETELY UNRELATED FIRE IN NB :negative:

) and I do not want this.

# ? May 31, 2023 13:50

Earwicker: Jan 6, 2003

Das Boo posted:

Getting all your second hand smoke here in Montana. Just came back from LA, which is surprisingly not on fire?!

wait a month.

there's already been two small brush fires in my neighborhood in the last few weeks. lafd got them out very quickly but its not even the season yet

# ? May 31, 2023 15:39

sigher: Apr 22, 2008; My guiding Moonlight...

Das Boo posted:

Just came back from LA, which is surprisingly not on fire?!

I just drove by a fire started by a hobo for fun yesterday, LA is always on fire.

# ? May 31, 2023 16:46

Soapy_Bumslap: Jun 19, 2013; We're gonna need a bigger chode; Grimey Drawer

A lot of people not in the office here in Dartmouth this week because of the evacuations, so I get to handle the massive backlog it's causing. Don't worry though, I'm halfassing harder than I ever have in my life

# ? May 31, 2023 16:52