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  1. @atomicker
    Fair to report the AQHI as given by Environment Canada but it is a terrible index in my opinion. I use AQI since it does not top out. This business of going 10 and then 10+ means anything even worse always just stays at 10+.

    Said my 3 cents Canadian.

    #smokehazard
    #abwildfires
    #ClimateCrisis
    #ClimateConsequence

  2. @atomicker
    Fair to report the AQHI as given by Environment Canada but it is a terrible index in my opinion. I use AQI since it does not top out. This business of going 10 and then 10+ means anything even worse always just stays at 10+.

    Said my 3 cents Canadian.

    #smokehazard
    #abwildfires
    #ClimateCrisis
    #ClimateConsequence

  3. However, in the city there are two station which perhaps need some calibration. They were at 3 and 2 earlier. Now, they have made it up to 15 and 14. The ONLY two stations down there in the green.

    Reading 14 now when you can see the haze of smoke against the houses across the street is laughable. Perhaps they think they can push the average down doing this. A Q test would toss these data points out.
    3/3

    #abwildfires
    #ClimateCrisis
    #ClimateConsequence

  4. However, in the city there are two station which perhaps need some calibration. They were at 3 and 2 earlier. Now, they have made it up to 15 and 14. The ONLY two stations down there in the green.

    Reading 14 now when you can see the haze of smoke against the houses across the street is laughable. Perhaps they think they can push the average down doing this. A Q test would toss these data points out.
    3/3

    #abwildfires
    #ClimateCrisis
    #ClimateConsequence

  5. From the same app, here is a view across the city of Edmonton. Most reading are in the 100 to 200 range.
    2/3

    #abwildfires #ClimateCrisis #ClimateConsequence

  6. From the same app, here is a view across the city of Edmonton. Most reading are in the 100 to 200 range.
    2/3

    #abwildfires #ClimateCrisis #ClimateConsequence

  7. The smoke just seemed to get stronger so checked my AQI app. Sure enough.

    My closest station reads 162. I have seen higher but still unhealthy.
    1/3

    #abwildfires #ClimateCrisis #ClimateConsequence

  8. The smoke just seemed to get stronger so checked my AQI app. Sure enough.

    My closest station reads 162. I have seen higher but still unhealthy.
    1/3

    #abwildfires #ClimateCrisis #ClimateConsequence

  9. Smoke contains carcinogens. I am seeing close buildings fade away. #YEGwx #ABWildfires

  10. Smoke contains carcinogens. I am seeing close buildings fade away. #YEGwx #ABWildfires

  11. My heart goes out to family and friends of the fire fighter killed in #Jasper fighting the fires in the park. May it be the last but we cannot know the fate of this fire.

    #ABWildFires

  12. My heart goes out to family and friends of the fire fighter killed in #Jasper fighting the fires in the park. May it be the last but we cannot know the fate of this fire.

    #ABWildFires

  13. Jasper National Park update 7/25/24 4:38pm

    "Jasper Complex Wildfire Update: Current as of 4:38 pm ⚠️
    🔺 Structural damage update
    We know that people are seeing images from Jasper and are anxious for more information about the extent of impacts to the town.
    Structural fire protection units are still fighting fires within the town and continue to fight fires moving from one building to another. We appreciate your patience as we work to make conditions in the town safe enough for a detailed assessment to be completed..."

    #Jasper #JasperNationalPark #ABwx #ABwildfires #wildfires #CanadaWildfires

  14. Jasper National Park update 7/25/24 4:38pm

    "Jasper Complex Wildfire Update: Current as of 4:38 pm ⚠️
    🔺 Structural damage update
    We know that people are seeing images from Jasper and are anxious for more information about the extent of impacts to the town.
    Structural fire protection units are still fighting fires within the town and continue to fight fires moving from one building to another. We appreciate your patience as we work to make conditions in the town safe enough for a detailed assessment to be completed..."

    #Jasper #JasperNationalPark #ABwx #ABwildfires #wildfires #CanadaWildfires

  15. Jasper National Park: "A photo of a map of the Jasper townsite is circulating online. This map is not an official incident map.

    It was a hastily drawn operational map used by structural protection to identify areas to focus their response efforts. It does not represent damage to specific properties..." #Jasper #JasperNationalPark #ABfire #ABwildfires #wildfires

  16. Jasper National Park: "A photo of a map of the Jasper townsite is circulating online. This map is not an official incident map.

    It was a hastily drawn operational map used by structural protection to identify areas to focus their response efforts. It does not represent damage to specific properties..." #Jasper #JasperNationalPark #ABfire #ABwildfires #wildfires

  17. This video was taken here -- looks fairly catastrophic. Thoughts with the residents there, and all others with ties to Jasper. #Jasper #JasperNationalPark #ABwx #ABwildfires #wildfires

  18. This video was taken here -- looks fairly catastrophic. Thoughts with the residents there, and all others with ties to Jasper. #Jasper #JasperNationalPark #ABwx #ABwildfires #wildfires

  19. Jasper National Park

    "⚠️ Jasper Complex Wildfire Update: Current as of 10:30 am ⚠️
    We know that Jasperites, Canadians and people who love Jasper from around the world are looking for updates and information on the status of the places they live, visit and care deeply about.

    This emergency evolved rapidly from the first report of a wildfire start to the northeast of the town of Jasper on the evening of Monday, July 22 just after 7:00 pm, to a second fire south of town shortly after. Within 48 hours, the wildfires reached town...."

    facebook.com/JasperNP/
    #Jasper #JasperNationalPark #ABwx #ABwildfires #wildfires

  20. Jasper National Park

    "⚠️ Jasper Complex Wildfire Update: Current as of 10:30 am ⚠️
    We know that Jasperites, Canadians and people who love Jasper from around the world are looking for updates and information on the status of the places they live, visit and care deeply about.

    This emergency evolved rapidly from the first report of a wildfire start to the northeast of the town of Jasper on the evening of Monday, July 22 just after 7:00 pm, to a second fire south of town shortly after. Within 48 hours, the wildfires reached town...."

    facebook.com/JasperNP/
    #Jasper #JasperNationalPark #ABwx #ABwildfires #wildfires

  21. Is there an active fire in Calgary or something? I’m looking at PurpleAir, and the air is catastrophically bad in the city and very quickly getting worse, but I can’t tell where the smoke is coming from. Nowhere near the city is anywhere close to this bad. Normally you can see where the wind is blowing it from an active fires(s). #YYC #ABWildfires #wildfire #AirQuality

  22. Is there an active fire in Calgary or something? I’m looking at PurpleAir, and the air is catastrophically bad in the city and very quickly getting worse, but I can’t tell where the smoke is coming from. Nowhere near the city is anywhere close to this bad. Normally you can see where the wind is blowing it from an active fires(s). #YYC #ABWildfires #wildfire #AirQuality

  23. Wow. The town of Jasper, one of the Canadian National Park jewels of the Rockies, under extremely serious threat of being overtaken by fire. Last ditch efforts are ongoing to keep the fire at bay.

    #CanadaWildfires #ABWildfires #Jasper #ClimateEmergency #ClimateChange #Rockies #Canada #CanPoli #AbPoli
    mstdn.ca/@Chigaze/112844132929

  24. Wow. The town of Jasper, one of the Canadian National Park jewels of the Rockies, under extremely serious threat of being overtaken by fire. Last ditch efforts are ongoing to keep the fire at bay.

    #CanadaWildfires #ABWildfires #Jasper #ClimateEmergency #ClimateChange #Rockies #Canada #CanPoli #AbPoli
    mstdn.ca/@Chigaze/112844132929

  25. How many wildfires are in Alberta now?
    180
    (AB does not count the two Jasper fires but is giving mutual aid. Seems many evacuees are now in AB.)

    How many are Out of Control?
    56
    (Not clear to me where Jasper sits in this stat.)

    Is this a normal fire season for AB?
    Perhaps a town a year is now.
    #shame

    #ABWildFires
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  26. “Hazy” is the new “mild.” 💨 🦠 But it’s actually a pretty good article. The only thing that would be better is to mention the cumulative effects of wildfire smoke on *everyone* and that the 10+ AQHI measure now has limited usefulness. I often think we should just normalize talking about PM2.5 and tell everyone the level, with colours assigned (like PurpleAir). cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/haz #ABWildfires #wildfire #ClimateDiary #AirQuality

  27. #Jasper this past afternoon. The fire is now visible from town. This is facing Signal Mountain.

    h/t u/RodgerRamjetthe4th

    #abwildfires #alberta #abwx #ClimateChange

  28. #Jasper this past afternoon. The fire is now visible from town. This is facing Signal Mountain.

    h/t u/RodgerRamjetthe4th

    #abwildfires #alberta #abwx #ClimateChange

  29. #Jasper residents being told to go to BC or Calgary. I don't know how they're getting to Calgary.

    A reception center has been set up in Valemont, BC.

    #ABWildfires

  30. #Jasper residents being told to go to BC or Calgary. I don't know how they're getting to Calgary.

    A reception center has been set up in Valemont, BC.

    #ABWildfires

  31. It appears there are two air ambulances on the way into Jasper, CWA924 from Grande Prairie and CWA935 from Edmonton.

    Assuming they're coming in to help evacuate the hospital.

    #Jasper #Wildfire #ABWildfires #Alberta

  32. It appears there are two air ambulances on the way into Jasper, CWA924 from Grande Prairie and CWA935 from Edmonton.

    Assuming they're coming in to help evacuate the hospital.

    #Jasper #Wildfire #ABWildfires #Alberta

  33. Alberta has 147 active wildfires but only 54 are out of control.

    I know ... that sounds like 1/3 because it basically is.

    There are only 3 evacuation advisories. Minor really -- unless your life is caught up in one of them.

    Almost this entire area is expecting no rain and temperatures over 30 C for the next 5 days. If you are not swearing, you are the type who could not predict a child will cry when they break an arm.

    #ABWildFires
    #WildFires
    #ClimateCrisis

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  34. Alberta has 147 active wildfires but only 54 are out of control.

    I know ... that sounds like 1/3 because it basically is.

    There are only 3 evacuation advisories. Minor really -- unless your life is caught up in one of them.

    Almost this entire area is expecting no rain and temperatures over 30 C for the next 5 days. If you are not swearing, you are the type who could not predict a child will cry when they break an arm.

    #ABWildFires
    #WildFires
    #ClimateCrisis

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  35. Update for today.
    Alberta has 130 active wild fires now. I pulled the numbers for my graph about an hour ago and it was 128 then.

    Also, there are 52 Out of Control now.

    I added their graph for 'Five Year Wildfire Comparison by Current Date' to show in terms of COUNT we are about the same as several recent years. I consider this a kind of rho-gains type graph as simply counting is not helpful really.

    #ABWildFires
    #ABclimate
    #ClimateCrisis
    #ClimateEmergency

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  36. Redone graph including non-fires right now. They have 670 Extinguished fires which tends to really push down the graph of actual fires at present. Since these are not active, I am choosing to add fires yet to be seen. I estimate them at a few thousand. It is a bitter joke to make the extinguished fires seem visually small.

    Two other graphics included for context.

    #ABWildFires
    #ABclimate
    #ClimateCrisis
    #ClimateEmergency

  37. Looking at the Alberta Wildfire Status map & dashboard. Firstly, only 109 active fires right now excluding mutual aid fires but does include 4 held over from 2023.

    There are 36 Out of Control, 32 Being Held, and 37 Under Control. None are of size or location to trigger evacuations.

    The area burned so far this year has passed 2022 but has a long way to go to get out of third behind 2019 and 2013.

    #ABWildFires
    #ABclimate
    #ClimateCrisis
    #ClimateEmergency

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  38. Looking at the Alberta Wildfire Status map & dashboard. Firstly, only 109 active fires right now excluding mutual aid fires but does include 4 held over from 2023.

    There are 36 Out of Control, 32 Being Held, and 37 Under Control. None are of size or location to trigger evacuations.

    The area burned so far this year has passed 2022 but has a long way to go to get out of third behind 2019 and 2013.

    #ABWildFires
    #ABclimate
    #ClimateCrisis
    #ClimateEmergency

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  39. Alberta show the current status of wildfires -- in some ways.
    25 Being Held
    16 Out of Control
    27 Under Control
    The province shows 549 Extinguished fires. I do not. I do thank the various crews for putting those out. I added 'Yet to Start' as those are not fires now either.

    For reasons, there are actually 72 active wildfires. In good news, all these fires have been very small and so the total area burned is still small.

    #ABWildFires
    #ClimateChange

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  40. Good news but perhaps more hopeful thinking than good planning. All evacuation orders and alerts are over. Yet, the fire itself is still considered out of control and close to the city.

    #ABwildfires
    #FortMcMurray
    #YMM

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