The Ongoing Super Mega Weather Thread v3

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Sainters7

I've loved this heatwave, but all the smoke I can see off my balcony to the west tells me it's time for all this rain on deck the next few days.

No, the time for rain is before you see all the smoke. That's our whole problem in western Canada.

[flylock shox]

Looks like a new fire sparked in Kelowna, across the water from the West Kelowna one.

Scary night for a lot of communities in western Canada tonight. I don't know how many firefighters we've got, but it can't be enough to deal with all these fronts.

Source: castanet

[Bunk]

Originally Posted by Two Fivenagame

My dad grew up in Calgary and he says he never remembers smoke like this. Maybe even Mt St Helens went but that's it. Now it's every summer and all season long.

The evacuations every year is concerning as well. This isn't sustainable. Is the cause of all this chaos simply climate change? It seems like a switch was triggered and all of a sudden our summers are full of rampant forest fire and drought.

I guess I'm naive thinking the impact of climate change would be more subtle and gradual than this.

How can we live like this?

The data shows smoke in Calgary has been historically bad since 2015/2016. 4 of the last 6 years are the worst years ever. Prior to that, except 2011, we averaged half a day of smoke per year going back 60 years. Now we're regularly getting 400-500 hours of smoke.

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=htt...1njuwd80b1.png 2023 data only as of spring this year.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Bunk

The data shows smoke in Calgary has been historically bad since 2015/2016. 4 of the last 6 years are the worst years ever. Prior to that, except 2011, we averaged half a day of smoke per year going back 60 years. Now we're regularly getting 400-500 hours of smoke.

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=htt...1njuwd80b1.png 2023 data only as of spring this year.

But give Underbrother his "I wish it was hotter" glory days, while the world burns around him.

[iggy_oi]

Originally Posted by jayswin

But give Underbrother his "I wish it was hotter" glory days, while the world burns around him.

I’m reasonably confident that UCB’s preference would be for it to be hot without the world being on fire.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by iggy_oi

I’m reasonably confident that UCB’s preference would be for it to be hot without the world being on fire.

I'm mostly just joking, but he cheers for it regardless of anything happening.

[Knut]

It’s apparently getting pretty bad in West Kelowna. Will be a long night for them.

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by flylock shox

Looks like a new fire sparked in Kelowna, across the water from the West Kelowna one.

Scary night for a lot of communities in western Canada tonight. I don't know how many firefighters we've got, but it can't be enough to deal with all these fronts.

Source: castanet

Those fire clips on Castanet are nuts.

Originally Posted by Knut

It’s apparently getting pretty bad in West Kelowna. Will be a long night for them.

Apparently, it's also across the river now.

[Acey]

It's 27 degrees at 1 am. That's nuts.

[curves2000]

Sooner or later no matter what anybody says about the debate about climate change or not, insurance companies are going to throw down the hammer down and demand risk mitigation in a lot of ways.

We have a bad combination in Canada of building things in higher risk areas, using very very poor quality building materials and design elements that rapidly get destroyed very quickly when mother nature lashes out.

We can and should do WAY better

[transplant99]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1692374443539284311


Uh oh.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1692407661873250643

https://twitter.com/user/status/1692404719124386111

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Acey

It's 27 degrees at 1 am. That's nuts.

Only to get worse as the years go by, but UCB will have his heat. ****, this is so bad.

[Kidder]

Left a job site at 1 am and 27 degrees.

North wind blew in hard as soon as I started home.

Got in at 1:30, and 17 degrees. Feels like a lot of smoke got pushed back out too.

Looking forward to some mid teen temps and rain tomorrow.

Undercover can enjoy his heat when he burns in hell for his views.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Kidder

Left a job site at 1 am and 27 degrees.

North wind blew in hard as soon as I started home.

Got in at 1:30, and 17 degrees. Feels like a lot of smoke got pushed back out too.

Looking forward to some mid teen temps and rain tomorrow.

Undercover can enjoy his heat when he burns in hell for his views.

Oh man, it's looking a like a nice, fresh weekend of rain and still warm temps. We need this so bad. The wetlands are starting to dry out. Hopefully, we get actual serious rain, instead of the usual overcast with a few drops that does **** all.

[indes]

Was supposed to head to Kelowna this morning to take care of my BIL for the weekend (injury) but flights are canceled. My other BIL is there right now and it sounds like they're going to try and beat the rush and head this way. They're in Discovery Bay right now and while I doubt the fire makes its way into the city who knows. Kelowna is going to be a ####show, no real reason to kick around there for them.

Another day of 35-40° incoming as well. Hopefully everyone else in Kelowna is doing okay.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by jayswin

But give Underbrother his "I wish it was hotter" glory days, while the world burns around him.

Originally Posted by jayswin

I'm mostly just joking, but he cheers for it regardless of anything happening.

Originally Posted by jayswin

Only to get worse as the years go by, but UCB will have his heat. ****, this is so bad.

Originally Posted by Kidder

Undercover can enjoy his heat when he burns in hell for his views.

If you fill your hearts with hate there will be no room for love.

I have friends & family at risk from these wildfires.

I know there are others on here in the same position and I hope your friends & family are safe & remain safe.

[btimbit]

To be fair UCB has just said he enjoys lounging around in the heat. Not that he loves it muggy, dry, smokey and on fire

[Nyah]

It's such a weird thing to complain about. Like, I absolutely love snow days. Does that mean I'm insensitive to people who have a hard time driving and get into collisions because of them? Or because I really love thunderstorms I don't care about people who will suffer potential hail/tornado damage?

####in' hell the world is already a depressing place, let people enjoy their favourite weather.

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by Nyah

It's such a weird thing to complain about. Like, I absolutely love snow days. Does that mean I'm insensitive to people who have a hard time driving and get into collisions because of them? Or because I really love thunderstorms I don't care about people who will suffer potential hail/tornado damage?

####in' hell the world is already a depressing place, let people enjoy their favourite weather.

Christ, I've had people literally freak out on me in this thread because I've been vocal about how much I love rain and snow, and hate being too hot.

Some people really are just miserable (Talking about those instances, not the people on this current page)

[PepsiFree]

It’s pretty ####ty to try to drag UCB about wildfires because he enjoys hot weather. But picking at otherwise good dudes seems to be jayswin’s MO.

In Calgary we have the benefit of being able to dip in the lake, crank the AC, or just sit on a shaded patio and enjoy hot weather (or complain about it because it’s uncomfortable to sleep). That doesn’t mean anybody takes joy in people’s homes burning down or people being displaced or worse. Just like people enjoying a day on the slopes or charging snow drifts in the 4x4 doesn’t mean they like people getting hypothermia or freezing to death.

People could be a little less stupid about it. I think we’re all wishing the best for people in BC right now, yeah?