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1st fatality in fire fighting- tree faller in Sechelt :(
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The layer of smoke is keeping the temps down, looks horrible outside today, brown smoky sky, air quality is a 10 in Squamish right now.
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Originally Posted by The4BellsLondon
(Post 11693182)
1st fatality in fire fighting- tree faller in Sechelt :(
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The view over the orchard 2 days ago, and today. The wind changed.
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Air quality is off the charts in Whistled at 33 the scale normally goes to 10. It's quite bad right now up there and around Squamish as well.
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Getting to that level of humidex where sweating doesn't work.
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30 degrees in Calgary again today. Getting bored now. ;)
In the meantime, someone stole the Rockies. They are no longer visible. Second hand smoke from somewhere.... everywhere. |
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The smoke has been keeping it cooler, not sure we have even been reaching 30 like forecast, but the smoke is less then fun to breathe and the mountains are hiding at the moment.
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Hit 32c in Medicine Hat today, whilst I was trying to sleep in a huge hotel room with the smallest, noisiest AC unit i've ever seen
its 2am and its still 20c, trying to work and sweating my bag off at this time is no good :( |
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One regional district has banned trail and hiking and closed parks until further notice.
B.C. fire forces closure of parks and trails near Port Alberni - British Columbia - CBC News Parksville and Nanaimo District (not city) have gone to level 4 water restrictions, if current consumption continues they apparently will run out of water unless of course it rains... http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/britis...ions-1.3145677 No lawn watering No Car washing No pool filling/fountains No building/sidewalk/drive way washing Limited watering of vegetables, shrubs, and trees permitted. |
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Nice and cool this morning. :thumbup:
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Drought Level 4 now in the Lower Fraser and South Coast of BC which includes Vancouver/Lower Mainland.
B.C. Drought Status Raised To Max Level For Lower Fraser, South Coast http://i.huffpost.com/gen/3193866/th...MAP-570.jpg?16 |
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Metro Vancouver has gone to stage 3 water restrictions, first time in 12 years.
Not permitted currently: All residential lawn sprinkling. All non-residential lawn sprinkling. All watering of unestablished lawns, trees, shrubs and flowers. All outdoor washing of cars and boats, except for safety, such as windows and lights. All cemetery lawn watering. All refilling of private pools, spas and garden ponds. Vegetable gardens can be watered by hand, and commercial car washes can remain open. Metro Vancouver bans lawn sprinkling with Stage 3 water restrictions - British Columbia - CBC News |
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Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 11704360)
Metro Vancouver has gone to stage 3 water restrictions, first time in 12 years.
Not permitted currently: All residential lawn sprinkling. All non-residential lawn sprinkling. All watering of unestablished lawns, trees, shrubs and flowers. All outdoor washing of cars and boats, except for safety, such as windows and lights. All cemetery lawn watering. All refilling of private pools, spas and garden ponds. Vegetable gardens can be watered by hand, and commercial car washes can remain open. Metro Vancouver bans lawn sprinkling with Stage 3 water restrictions - British Columbia - CBC News A quick rinse won't hurt. |
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Not so bad being in the 30's compared to what it's like in Iraq and other middle east countries seeing high 40's to low 50's with high humidity.
Iranian city feels like 73 C as heat wave smothers Middle East - Trending - CBC News |
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