Category: Fire and Flood


Live with minister Farnsworth

Highlights

Lytton fire

Includes structures, 1.7 km out of the Old Town site, resources being deployed.

Summer weather taking hold risk increased.

We will get through this…

Emergency preparedness,

Prepared ?

Never prepared enough, funding is in place. 110 million added to EPF.

UBCM details behind photo..

The sun west of Merritt, Red from smoke, of the 2017 fire season in the Southern interior of BC File Photo KDG

British Columbia wildfire risk update, July 7th 2022.

Weather dependant, care still key.

There is always a safe place, if you have a plan

A new brood of ducklings at high water 2017 File Photo KDG

I will love you a billion years from now sunshine..

File Photo KDG

Ready for climate watch live province of BC

Broadcast earlier:

Highlights

Fire safe program ask…

Back burns

Sometimes just get out of way

Estuaries back to original natural condition.

Prepare, mitigate address risk

Pilimanary risk assessment released two years ago.

Metro Vancouver what’s up this year flood and fire.

Be ready for extreme events to protect people.

Editors Note:

Fire smart is a good program ask for module if can”t attend one…

https://firesmartbc.ca/resource/lfr-workshop-module-7/

Fire smart module number 7

Editors note:

Fire smart program subscription is credited for making Logan lakes evacuation to a minimum.

Flooding is a danger that deserves sober conversation. As well as careful action. Dismissing warnings out of hand can lead to trouble, life consuming trouble.

Risk ☔ remains divided but action generally belongs to us all. Error on the side of caution and safety’s reach.

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The snowpack must come down but when and how?

Snow. Pack…

File Photo KDG

April snow back below. normal, still chance of flooding depending on rain fall levels. Cold water on the Pacific will bring cooler weather.

Mid May the Vancouver sun reports jump to levels of normal snowpack calls for concern over heat dome event.

Weather remaims under El Nina influence to cooler weather approaching mid june.

Today June 9th 2022 is coral triangle day. This observance is an international observance by the UN and endeavors to bring attention to the health and wealth of the coral system in the seas around the planet. The element of food security is a fundamental part of the day and the keeping of the environment at its base the ocean is also fundamental.

Today is also known as dark and stormy day. Dark and stormy day takes its name from a rum and a ginger beer and the observations of the pirate at the coloration of the clouds when he was drinking. We hope that he doesn’t have the last word on the disposition of this day and its remedies. And rather would hope for more civil thought going into the observance of our life on this planet, on this day, and forevermore.

Coral Triangle Day…

File Photo KDG

editor’s note: Coral triangle day is tied to the observance of June 8th, world oceans day:

Seasonal wildfire outlook, What can we expect..

🚫 this year…

El nina…

The sun west of Merritt, red from smoke, of the 2017 fire season in the southern interior of BC
File Photo KDG

Cooler water in the Pacific.

There is some cold water off the coast coming out of the winter El nina event. This makes for a good out look in the near term. “Official“.(historical data) is used for this and we hope some one sticks thier toe in the water somewhere.

Some predictions that the heat dome events may come once 🔂 every ten years. Source

Editors note: stay vigilant, be on going about ember traps remove them proactively. Be fire smart.

Dandy lions and bees. So does everybody know that Google is said to have rented goats and got service from both ends on its lawns at it’s headquarters. That begs the question what other nuisance is employed against the grain of some people’s sensibility.

When coming to the environment one must be careful there is something in it to offend everyone and often it does.

So Bees…

There are literally hundreds of these little creatures that we call bees. Some are pollinators extraordinary which when it comes to some flowering weeds might put them on the wrong side of you. Manicured lawns often do better with lots of watering that seems weeds take advantage of it when there isn’t this much watering.

New environmentally friendly communication boxes..

Utilities box with new graphics Photo KDG

Water table level as of end of July/16 File photo KDG

Source: Gardening Know How, dandelions

Painted lawns

Before we go silly with this there are good reasons for this endeavor as it relates to the environment.

One being :

Reflection

In the absence of naturally occurring coloration a substitute for light colors such as white over dark colors such as black will decrease the absorption of heat and promote the reflection of light and heat back towards space.This is a good thing especially in times when the white reflective pools covered in snow and ice are diminishing and showing dark ground that would love to absorb any heat that was available. As well painted panoramas of live trees may have a calming effect on some people as they walk about or drive about. You could test this theory by painting some relief of weedy ground maybe ad a goat. Some how this idea lacks comfort in my viewpoint. So that leaves the actual property Care at home that would have less of a permanence and be comforting in the fact that it can be managed and it’s not forever.

Firesafe courses

The province of British Columbia how often puts on fire safe courses and I know from experience that they’re easily questioned and open the discussions on what’s the best way to make your property fire safe and at the same time not inconveniencing the present ability of the property.

Window of opportunity

The time in the spring that dandelions are a nuisance is only compounded by the fact that they spread seeds however you can spread your seeds you can put them in a pile on the dry out nicely in the window pick them up and send them away and if you get big black plastic bags to deal with them they’re out of your control by for part of the time that they go to the landfill perhaps try a black polyethylene sheet a black polyethylene sheet glued out on the ground to absorb heat, place the dandelions and Weeds on it and just get an idea of how quickly they can be dried out in a way that makes disposal in a local burial pit practical.

A villain in puberty…

So in one sense we view this photo as a good thing.

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A curb to sidewalk concrete entrance is poured, with feeling slots for the blind. Photo KDG

Being blind to the fact this youngster could be nefarious conductor of heat you might say more everywhere please.No no weeds under concrete!

Yes, and this conductor doesn’t have an orchestra. It only conducts heat and cold and it’s up to you on how you employ it which it will choose to do. So you could plan it’s they so it wouldn’t be lost and lonely and it could be productive preserving heat for when you need it and conducting the cool 😎 when most beneficial to you. That’s also your value to begin it is like contractors city planners and more. The way you put these things out and the way you plant around them can be as planned as you want it to be.

Dandelions you be the judge..

So back to our main topic those dandelions, round up the cost of not buying toxic poisons and make a donation at your local outlet that offers these things or to organizations like mind it to you in your rebirth has a environmentally astute liver.

Happy Earth Month 2022

Stay safe ❤️

Earth month is coming to an end for 2022. The great Northern boreal forest of Canada stands as a refuge of Hope as it gradually inches northward in response to global warming. Is this worthy of our attention, you bet!

Trees made this province what it is, opinion File Photo KDG

On this Day: April 28th 1973

The dark side of the Moon by Pink Floyd starts a a record destroying number one recording event on the pop charts.

Moon …

Moon rising 5/6/12 File Photo KDG

Millions for agricultural flooding situation.

Global News that 228 million dollars came available in BC from the province to assist flood affected farmers.

Agricultural GDP

File Photo KDG

Canada produced 140 billion dollars worth of agriculture in 2020, nearing 8 percent of the total economic output of the country.

Normal operating pressure

The current transmountain pipeline from Alberta is back to normal operating pressure after an engineering review.

The pipeline was proactively shut down on Dec 5th and had a 21 day period of observance. Transmountain credits it’s people for a seamless restart.

Catcher for an instrument that X-rays internal pipe.
File photo KDG

On this Day: January 25th 1891

Oriental Telephone Company formed.

Emily Haines

Born January 25th 1974, Canadian singer and musician.

File Photo KDG