#yellowknife — Public Fediverse posts

#Canada’s top ten worst air cities today are mainly in #Alberta & #BC with #Yellowknife at top.

Summer is now Fire Smoke Season.

https://www.fogolf.com/1323461/yellowknife-golf-club-and-copperhouse-part-ways/ Yellowknife Golf Club and Copperhouse part ways #business #Golf #GolfNews #SportsAndRecreation #yellowknife

https://www.fogolf.com/1323461/yellowknife-golf-club-and-copperhouse-part-ways/ Yellowknife Golf Club and Copperhouse part ways #business #Golf #GolfNews #SportsAndRecreation #yellowknife

https://www.fogolf.com/1323461/yellowknife-golf-club-and-copperhouse-part-ways/ Yellowknife Golf Club and Copperhouse part ways #business #Golf #GolfNews #SportsAndRecreation #yellowknife

https://www.fogolf.com/1323461/yellowknife-golf-club-and-copperhouse-part-ways/ Yellowknife Golf Club and Copperhouse part ways #business #Golf #GolfNews #SportsAndRecreation #yellowknife

So wonderful to dance in celebration of renaming #Yellowknife's main street from Franklin Ave to Wiiliideh Ave, from the name of a white guy who spent a day or two here in 1820 to the name of this area that has been occupied by the now Yellowknives Dene First Nation for at least 8000 years. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/wiiliideh-avenue-9.7243325

#NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay #Canada #reconciliation #history

Aviation weather for Yellowknife airport (Canada) is “METAR CYZF 082100Z 06010KT 15SM BKN084 BKN140 16/07 A2953 RMK AC5AC2 SLP009 DENSITY ALT 1400FT” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/cyzf/en #yellowknifeairport #airport #yellowknife #canada #cyzf #yzf #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl

Aviation weather for Yellowknife airport (Canada) is “METAR CYZF 082100Z 06010KT 15SM BKN084 BKN140 16/07 A2953 RMK AC5AC2 SLP009 DENSITY ALT 1400FT” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/cyzf/en #yellowknifeairport #airport #yellowknife #canada #cyzf #yzf #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl

RE: https://mstdn.ca/@cabinradio/116717021615608476

#TRC Call to Action 82 - memorial to #residentialschools survivors and those who died in the schools should be erected in every capital city in #Canada. This will be the site of the #Yellowknife memorial.

RE: https://mstdn.ca/@cabinradio/116717021615608476

#TRC Call to Action 82 - memorial to #residentialschools survivors and those who died in the schools should be erected in every capital city in #Canada. This will be the site of the #Yellowknife memorial.

Hockey Without Borders takes NWT’s Shakita Jensen to Iceland https://www.byteseu.com/1981850/ #Iceland #SportsAndRecreation #Yellowknife

Good to see #NWT #Yellowknife #socialJustice coalition, Alternatives North signed onto this. Now will the #NWT government step up the pressure on the CarneyCons? https://www.friendsofmedicare.org/50_orgs_canada_health_act?

#healthcare #Canada #cdnpoli #nwtpoli#CorporateControl

Good to see #NWT #Yellowknife #socialJustice coalition, Alternatives North signed onto this. Now will the #NWT government step up the pressure on the CarneyCons? https://www.friendsofmedicare.org/50_orgs_canada_health_act?

#healthcare #Canada #cdnpoli #nwtpoli#CorporateControl

Thank you @Jeremy for leading the charge to correct #Canada's #electoral system through #proportionalRepresentation. I am proud to be a #Yellowknife resident too @fairvote @fairvote.ca https://cabinradio.ca/286842/news/politics/yellowknife-calls-on-ottawa-to-introduce-proportional-representation/

#DisasterCapitalism in action. After a robust community engagement process that the Chamber of Commerce was all over, these profiteers say they weren't heard https://cabinradio.ca/283919/news/politics/business-group-criticizes-direction-of-yellowknifes-community-plan/ Then the #CarneyCons plan for the #militarization of the #NWT is put out as another way to roll over the interests of #Yellowknife residents and having a sustainable, livable community. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/what-upcoming-defence-investments-mean-for-yellowknife-s-housing-planning-9.7139447 Lessons from the past and forecasts are being ignored

#NWT #cdnpoli #CapitalismKills

#DisasterCapitalism in action. After a robust community engagement process that the Chamber of Commerce was all over, these profiteers say they weren't heard https://cabinradio.ca/283919/news/politics/business-group-criticizes-direction-of-yellowknifes-community-plan/ Then the #CarneyCons plan for the #militarization of the #NWT is put out as another way to roll over the interests of #Yellowknife residents and having a sustainable, livable community. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/what-upcoming-defence-investments-mean-for-yellowknife-s-housing-planning-9.7139447 Lessons from the past and forecasts are being ignored

#NWT #cdnpoli #CapitalismKills

Aviation weather for Yellowknife airport (Canada) is “CYZF 142000Z 26006KT 15SM BKN240 M19/M26 A3018 RMK CI5 SLP253” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/cyzf/en #yellowknifeairport #airport #yellowknife #canada #cyzf #yzf #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl

Aviation weather for Yellowknife airport (Canada) is “CYZF 142000Z 26006KT 15SM BKN240 M19/M26 A3018 RMK CI5 SLP253” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/cyzf/en #yellowknifeairport #airport #yellowknife #canada #cyzf #yzf #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl

Prime Minister @[email protected] makes an announcement in #Yellowknife, #N.W.T. The prime minister's office says he is announcing a new plan to 'defend and transform #Canada's northern and #Arctic region.' 🇨🇦 #Cdnpoli #Cdnmilitary #Cdnsecurity www.youtube.com/live/t2np-WV...

Carney holds news conference i...

Prime Minister @[email protected] makes an announcement in #Yellowknife, #N.W.T. The prime minister's office says he is announcing a new plan to 'defend and transform #Canada's northern and #Arctic region.' 🇨🇦 #Cdnpoli #Cdnmilitary #Cdnsecurity www.youtube.com/live/t2np-WV...

Carney holds news conference i...

“Is it safe to eat vegetables from gardens in Yellowknife?” : My North Now https://www.allforgardening.com/1592762/is-it-safe-to-eat-vegetables-from-gardens-in-yellowknife-my-north-now/ #Arsenic #garden #soil #Yellowknife

“Is it safe to eat vegetables from gardens in Yellowknife?” : My North Now https://www.allforgardening.com/1592762/is-it-safe-to-eat-vegetables-from-gardens-in-yellowknife-my-north-now/ #Arsenic #garden #soil #Yellowknife

Fediverse On The Radio

https://video.fedihost.co/w/1fxVHhEKD5Z4GYqPnFyS5S

These good folks do indeed improve #collectiveImpact and make life better for many in #Yellowknife #NWT. https://cabinradio.ca/273364/news/yellowknife/yk-youth-organizations-collaborate-to-improve-collective-impact/

These good folks do indeed improve #collectiveImpact and make life better for many in #Yellowknife #NWT. https://cabinradio.ca/273364/news/yellowknife/yk-youth-organizations-collaborate-to-improve-collective-impact/

These good folks do indeed improve #collectiveImpact and make life better for many in #Yellowknife #NWT. https://cabinradio.ca/273364/news/yellowknife/yk-youth-organizations-collaborate-to-improve-collective-impact/

These good folks do indeed improve #collectiveImpact and make life better for many in #Yellowknife #NWT. https://cabinradio.ca/273364/news/yellowknife/yk-youth-organizations-collaborate-to-improve-collective-impact/

These good folks do indeed improve #collectiveImpact and make life better for many in #Yellowknife #NWT. https://cabinradio.ca/273364/news/yellowknife/yk-youth-organizations-collaborate-to-improve-collective-impact/

Aviation weather for Yellowknife airport (Canada) is “SPECI CYZF 251928Z VRB02KT 15SM PRFG FEW001 SCT045 SCT240 M14/M16 A3022 RMK ST1SC2CI1 FG BANK E-SE VIS 3/8 SLP260” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/cyzf/en #yellowknifeairport #airport #yellowknife #canada #cyzf #yzf #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl

Aviation weather for Yellowknife airport (Canada) is “CYZF 251900Z 26002KT 15SM BKN003 BKN045 BKN240 M15/M16 A3022 RMK ST5SC2CI1 CI TR SLP261” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/cyzf/en #yellowknifeairport #airport #yellowknife #canada #cyzf #yzf #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl

YK rowing club targets growth after coaches’ Canada Cup debut

Somba K’e Paddling Club coaches say they’re keen to build a junior rowing team in Yellowknife after spending…
#NewsBeep #News #Canada #CA #dettah #ndilǫ #sportsandrecreation #yellowknife
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/182476/

#DrawTheLine protests this week have focused on many #injustices. In #Yellowknife people march to take back the streets. https://cabinradio.ca/259605/news/yellowknife/yellowknifers-march-to-take-back-the-night/

#NWT #violence #genderViolence #colonialism #MMIWG

#DrawTheLine protests this week have focused on many #injustices. In #Yellowknife people march to take back the streets. https://cabinradio.ca/259605/news/yellowknife/yellowknifers-march-to-take-back-the-night/

#NWT #violence #genderViolence #colonialism #MMIWG

Aviation weather for Yellowknife airport (Canada) is “CYZF 101800Z 30013G19KT 15SM OVC009 12/10 A2972 RMK SC8 SLP074” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/cyzf/en #yellowknife #canada #yellowknifeairport #cyzf #yzf #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek #airport vl

Aviation weather for Yellowknife airport (Canada) is “CYZF 101605Z 28012KT 15SM OVC006 11/11 A2968 RMK SC8 SLP062” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/cyzf/en #yellowknife #canada #yellowknifeairport #cyzf #yzf #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek #airport vl

Dome in Yellowknife’s Old Town hopes to land world record

A Yellowknife business is hoping to be recognized for having the world’s first geodesic dome made of recycled…
#NewsBeep #News #Artsanddesign #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #CA #Canada #Design #Entertainment #sportsandrecreation #travel&transport #yellowknife
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/110429/

How wrestling at the Canada Games makes these NWT teenagers feel

Tessa Nendsa’s brother started all of this. Now, she’s wrestling an Ontario rival three years older than her…
#NewsBeep #News #Canada #CA #Featured #gamètì #sportsandrecreation #ulukhaktok #yellowknife
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/86127/

The smoke from #Canada’s #wildfires may be even more #toxic than usual

A legacy of #mining means that #ToxicMetals could be carried along plumes of smoke.

by Matt Simon, June 5, 2025

"More than 200 wildfires are blazing across central and western Canada, half of which are out of control because they’re so hard for crews to access, forcing 27,000 people to evacuate. Even those nowhere near the wildfires are suffering as smoke swirls around Canada and wafts south, creating hazardous air quality all over the midwestern and eastern parts of the United States. The smoke is even reaching Europe.

"As the climate changes, the far north is drying and warming, which means wildfires are getting bigger and more intense. The area burned in Canada is now the second largest on record for this time of year, trailing behind the brutal wildfire season of 2023. That year, the amount of #carbon blazed into the atmosphere was about three times the country’s #FossilFuel emissions. And the more carbon that’s emitted from wildfires — in Canada and elsewhere — the faster the #PlanetaryWarming, and the worse the fires.

" 'There’s obviously the #ClimateFeedback concern,' said Mike Waddington, an environmental scientist at McMaster University in Ontario who studies Canada’s forests. 'But increasingly we’re also concerned about the smoke.'

"That’s because there’s much more to wildfire smoke than charred sticks and leaves, especially where these blazes are burning in Canada. The country’s #forests have long been #mined, operations that loaded #soils and #waterways with #ToxicMetals like #lead and #mercury, especially before clean-air standards kicked in 50 years ago. Now everyone downwind of these wildfires may have to contend with that legacy and those pollutants, in addition to all the other nasties inherent in #WildfireSmoke, which are known to exacerbate respiratory and cardiac problems.

" 'You have there the burning of these organic soils resulting in a lot of carbon and a lot of #ParticulateMatter,' said Waddington. 'Now you have this triple whammy, where you have the metals #remobilized in addition to that.'

"What exactly is lurking in the smoke from Canadian wildfires will require further testing by scientists. But an area of particular concern is around the mining city of #FlinFlon, in #ManitobaCanada, which is known to have elevated levels of toxic metals in the landscape, said Colin McCarter, an environmental scientist who studies pollutants at Ontario’s #NipissingUniversity. Flin Flon’s 5,000 residents have been evacuated as a wildfire approaches, though so far no structures have been destroyed.

"But a fire doesn’t need to directly burn mining operations to mobilize toxicants. For example, in #Yellowknife, in Canada’s #NorthwestTerritories, #GoldMining operations between 1934 and 2004 spread #arsenic as far as 18 miles away, adding to a landscape with an already high concentration of naturally occurring arsenic. In a paper published last year, Waddington and McCarter estimated that between 1972 and 2023, wildfires around Yellowknife fired up to 840,000 pounds of arsenic into the atmosphere. Arsenic is a known carcinogen associated with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and developmental problems, according to the World Health Organization. (After the 2023 #LahainaFire in Maui, officials reported elevated levels of arsenic, lead, and other toxic substances in ash samples. California officials also found lots of lead in smoke from 2018’s #CampFire.)"

Source:
https://grist.org/climate/canada-wildfire-smoke-toxic-arsenic/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

#WaterIsLife #SoilIsLife #AirIsLife #Mining #ToxicLegacy #FirstNations #Canada #Pollution #Worldwide #AQI #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #AirQualityIndex

The smoke from #Canada’s #wildfires may be even more #toxic than usual

A legacy of #mining means that #ToxicMetals could be carried along plumes of smoke.

by Matt Simon, June 5, 2025

"More than 200 wildfires are blazing across central and western Canada, half of which are out of control because they’re so hard for crews to access, forcing 27,000 people to evacuate. Even those nowhere near the wildfires are suffering as smoke swirls around Canada and wafts south, creating hazardous air quality all over the midwestern and eastern parts of the United States. The smoke is even reaching Europe.

"As the climate changes, the far north is drying and warming, which means wildfires are getting bigger and more intense. The area burned in Canada is now the second largest on record for this time of year, trailing behind the brutal wildfire season of 2023. That year, the amount of #carbon blazed into the atmosphere was about three times the country’s #FossilFuel emissions. And the more carbon that’s emitted from wildfires — in Canada and elsewhere — the faster the #PlanetaryWarming, and the worse the fires.

" 'There’s obviously the #ClimateFeedback concern,' said Mike Waddington, an environmental scientist at McMaster University in Ontario who studies Canada’s forests. 'But increasingly we’re also concerned about the smoke.'

"That’s because there’s much more to wildfire smoke than charred sticks and leaves, especially where these blazes are burning in Canada. The country’s #forests have long been #mined, operations that loaded #soils and #waterways with #ToxicMetals like #lead and #mercury, especially before clean-air standards kicked in 50 years ago. Now everyone downwind of these wildfires may have to contend with that legacy and those pollutants, in addition to all the other nasties inherent in #WildfireSmoke, which are known to exacerbate respiratory and cardiac problems.

" 'You have there the burning of these organic soils resulting in a lot of carbon and a lot of #ParticulateMatter,' said Waddington. 'Now you have this triple whammy, where you have the metals #remobilized in addition to that.'

"What exactly is lurking in the smoke from Canadian wildfires will require further testing by scientists. But an area of particular concern is around the mining city of #FlinFlon, in #ManitobaCanada, which is known to have elevated levels of toxic metals in the landscape, said Colin McCarter, an environmental scientist who studies pollutants at Ontario’s #NipissingUniversity. Flin Flon’s 5,000 residents have been evacuated as a wildfire approaches, though so far no structures have been destroyed.

"But a fire doesn’t need to directly burn mining operations to mobilize toxicants. For example, in #Yellowknife, in Canada’s #NorthwestTerritories, #GoldMining operations between 1934 and 2004 spread #arsenic as far as 18 miles away, adding to a landscape with an already high concentration of naturally occurring arsenic. In a paper published last year, Waddington and McCarter estimated that between 1972 and 2023, wildfires around Yellowknife fired up to 840,000 pounds of arsenic into the atmosphere. Arsenic is a known carcinogen associated with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and developmental problems, according to the World Health Organization. (After the 2023 #LahainaFire in Maui, officials reported elevated levels of arsenic, lead, and other toxic substances in ash samples. California officials also found lots of lead in smoke from 2018’s #CampFire.)"

Source:
https://grist.org/climate/canada-wildfire-smoke-toxic-arsenic/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

#WaterIsLife #SoilIsLife #AirIsLife #Mining #ToxicLegacy #FirstNations #Canada #Pollution #Worldwide #AQI #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #AirQualityIndex

The smoke from #Canada’s #wildfires may be even more #toxic than usual

A legacy of #mining means that #ToxicMetals could be carried along plumes of smoke.

by Matt Simon, June 5, 2025

"More than 200 wildfires are blazing across central and western Canada, half of which are out of control because they’re so hard for crews to access, forcing 27,000 people to evacuate. Even those nowhere near the wildfires are suffering as smoke swirls around Canada and wafts south, creating hazardous air quality all over the midwestern and eastern parts of the United States. The smoke is even reaching Europe.

"As the climate changes, the far north is drying and warming, which means wildfires are getting bigger and more intense. The area burned in Canada is now the second largest on record for this time of year, trailing behind the brutal wildfire season of 2023. That year, the amount of #carbon blazed into the atmosphere was about three times the country’s #FossilFuel emissions. And the more carbon that’s emitted from wildfires — in Canada and elsewhere — the faster the #PlanetaryWarming, and the worse the fires.

" 'There’s obviously the #ClimateFeedback concern,' said Mike Waddington, an environmental scientist at McMaster University in Ontario who studies Canada’s forests. 'But increasingly we’re also concerned about the smoke.'

"That’s because there’s much more to wildfire smoke than charred sticks and leaves, especially where these blazes are burning in Canada. The country’s #forests have long been #mined, operations that loaded #soils and #waterways with #ToxicMetals like #lead and #mercury, especially before clean-air standards kicked in 50 years ago. Now everyone downwind of these wildfires may have to contend with that legacy and those pollutants, in addition to all the other nasties inherent in #WildfireSmoke, which are known to exacerbate respiratory and cardiac problems.

" 'You have there the burning of these organic soils resulting in a lot of carbon and a lot of #ParticulateMatter,' said Waddington. 'Now you have this triple whammy, where you have the metals #remobilized in addition to that.'

"What exactly is lurking in the smoke from Canadian wildfires will require further testing by scientists. But an area of particular concern is around the mining city of #FlinFlon, in #ManitobaCanada, which is known to have elevated levels of toxic metals in the landscape, said Colin McCarter, an environmental scientist who studies pollutants at Ontario’s #NipissingUniversity. Flin Flon’s 5,000 residents have been evacuated as a wildfire approaches, though so far no structures have been destroyed.

"But a fire doesn’t need to directly burn mining operations to mobilize toxicants. For example, in #Yellowknife, in Canada’s #NorthwestTerritories, #GoldMining operations between 1934 and 2004 spread #arsenic as far as 18 miles away, adding to a landscape with an already high concentration of naturally occurring arsenic. In a paper published last year, Waddington and McCarter estimated that between 1972 and 2023, wildfires around Yellowknife fired up to 840,000 pounds of arsenic into the atmosphere. Arsenic is a known carcinogen associated with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and developmental problems, according to the World Health Organization. (After the 2023 #LahainaFire in Maui, officials reported elevated levels of arsenic, lead, and other toxic substances in ash samples. California officials also found lots of lead in smoke from 2018’s #CampFire.)"

Source:
https://grist.org/climate/canada-wildfire-smoke-toxic-arsenic/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

#WaterIsLife #SoilIsLife #AirIsLife #Mining #ToxicLegacy #FirstNations #Canada #Pollution #Worldwide #AQI #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #AirQualityIndex

The smoke from #Canada’s #wildfires may be even more #toxic than usual

A legacy of #mining means that #ToxicMetals could be carried along plumes of smoke.

by Matt Simon, June 5, 2025

"More than 200 wildfires are blazing across central and western Canada, half of which are out of control because they’re so hard for crews to access, forcing 27,000 people to evacuate. Even those nowhere near the wildfires are suffering as smoke swirls around Canada and wafts south, creating hazardous air quality all over the midwestern and eastern parts of the United States. The smoke is even reaching Europe.

"As the climate changes, the far north is drying and warming, which means wildfires are getting bigger and more intense. The area burned in Canada is now the second largest on record for this time of year, trailing behind the brutal wildfire season of 2023. That year, the amount of #carbon blazed into the atmosphere was about three times the country’s #FossilFuel emissions. And the more carbon that’s emitted from wildfires — in Canada and elsewhere — the faster the #PlanetaryWarming, and the worse the fires.

" 'There’s obviously the #ClimateFeedback concern,' said Mike Waddington, an environmental scientist at McMaster University in Ontario who studies Canada’s forests. 'But increasingly we’re also concerned about the smoke.'

"That’s because there’s much more to wildfire smoke than charred sticks and leaves, especially where these blazes are burning in Canada. The country’s #forests have long been #mined, operations that loaded #soils and #waterways with #ToxicMetals like #lead and #mercury, especially before clean-air standards kicked in 50 years ago. Now everyone downwind of these wildfires may have to contend with that legacy and those pollutants, in addition to all the other nasties inherent in #WildfireSmoke, which are known to exacerbate respiratory and cardiac problems.

" 'You have there the burning of these organic soils resulting in a lot of carbon and a lot of #ParticulateMatter,' said Waddington. 'Now you have this triple whammy, where you have the metals #remobilized in addition to that.'

"What exactly is lurking in the smoke from Canadian wildfires will require further testing by scientists. But an area of particular concern is around the mining city of #FlinFlon, in #ManitobaCanada, which is known to have elevated levels of toxic metals in the landscape, said Colin McCarter, an environmental scientist who studies pollutants at Ontario’s #NipissingUniversity. Flin Flon’s 5,000 residents have been evacuated as a wildfire approaches, though so far no structures have been destroyed.

"But a fire doesn’t need to directly burn mining operations to mobilize toxicants. For example, in #Yellowknife, in Canada’s #NorthwestTerritories, #GoldMining operations between 1934 and 2004 spread #arsenic as far as 18 miles away, adding to a landscape with an already high concentration of naturally occurring arsenic. In a paper published last year, Waddington and McCarter estimated that between 1972 and 2023, wildfires around Yellowknife fired up to 840,000 pounds of arsenic into the atmosphere. Arsenic is a known carcinogen associated with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and developmental problems, according to the World Health Organization. (After the 2023 #LahainaFire in Maui, officials reported elevated levels of arsenic, lead, and other toxic substances in ash samples. California officials also found lots of lead in smoke from 2018’s #CampFire.)"

Source:
https://grist.org/climate/canada-wildfire-smoke-toxic-arsenic/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

#WaterIsLife #SoilIsLife #AirIsLife #Mining #ToxicLegacy #FirstNations #Canada #Pollution #Worldwide #AQI #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #AirQualityIndex

The smoke from #Canada’s #wildfires may be even more #toxic than usual

A legacy of #mining means that #ToxicMetals could be carried along plumes of smoke.

by Matt Simon, June 5, 2025

"More than 200 wildfires are blazing across central and western Canada, half of which are out of control because they’re so hard for crews to access, forcing 27,000 people to evacuate. Even those nowhere near the wildfires are suffering as smoke swirls around Canada and wafts south, creating hazardous air quality all over the midwestern and eastern parts of the United States. The smoke is even reaching Europe.

"As the climate changes, the far north is drying and warming, which means wildfires are getting bigger and more intense. The area burned in Canada is now the second largest on record for this time of year, trailing behind the brutal wildfire season of 2023. That year, the amount of #carbon blazed into the atmosphere was about three times the country’s #FossilFuel emissions. And the more carbon that’s emitted from wildfires — in Canada and elsewhere — the faster the #PlanetaryWarming, and the worse the fires.

" 'There’s obviously the #ClimateFeedback concern,' said Mike Waddington, an environmental scientist at McMaster University in Ontario who studies Canada’s forests. 'But increasingly we’re also concerned about the smoke.'

"That’s because there’s much more to wildfire smoke than charred sticks and leaves, especially where these blazes are burning in Canada. The country’s #forests have long been #mined, operations that loaded #soils and #waterways with #ToxicMetals like #lead and #mercury, especially before clean-air standards kicked in 50 years ago. Now everyone downwind of these wildfires may have to contend with that legacy and those pollutants, in addition to all the other nasties inherent in #WildfireSmoke, which are known to exacerbate respiratory and cardiac problems.

" 'You have there the burning of these organic soils resulting in a lot of carbon and a lot of #ParticulateMatter,' said Waddington. 'Now you have this triple whammy, where you have the metals #remobilized in addition to that.'

"What exactly is lurking in the smoke from Canadian wildfires will require further testing by scientists. But an area of particular concern is around the mining city of #FlinFlon, in #ManitobaCanada, which is known to have elevated levels of toxic metals in the landscape, said Colin McCarter, an environmental scientist who studies pollutants at Ontario’s #NipissingUniversity. Flin Flon’s 5,000 residents have been evacuated as a wildfire approaches, though so far no structures have been destroyed.

"But a fire doesn’t need to directly burn mining operations to mobilize toxicants. For example, in #Yellowknife, in Canada’s #NorthwestTerritories, #GoldMining operations between 1934 and 2004 spread #arsenic as far as 18 miles away, adding to a landscape with an already high concentration of naturally occurring arsenic. In a paper published last year, Waddington and McCarter estimated that between 1972 and 2023, wildfires around Yellowknife fired up to 840,000 pounds of arsenic into the atmosphere. Arsenic is a known carcinogen associated with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and developmental problems, according to the World Health Organization. (After the 2023 #LahainaFire in Maui, officials reported elevated levels of arsenic, lead, and other toxic substances in ash samples. California officials also found lots of lead in smoke from 2018’s #CampFire.)"

Source:
https://grist.org/climate/canada-wildfire-smoke-toxic-arsenic/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

#WaterIsLife #SoilIsLife #AirIsLife #Mining #ToxicLegacy #FirstNations #Canada #Pollution #Worldwide #AQI #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #AirQualityIndex

#Yellowknife #NWT #Canada #Winter #bike #BikeTooter #snowshoe

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Mar 26th, 2025

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#xenoliths #volatiles #subduction #models #spike #glycans #receptor #low-mutation ##Yellowknife #linear #dodecane #SAM #lipids #Mesoscale #signature #transport #photolysis #replenishment #size #thickness

Global News BC: What to know about home insurance if you’ve been displaced by B.C. or N.W.T. wildfires https://globalnews.ca/news/9910146/canada-wildfires-insurance-claims/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #NorthwestTerritorieswildfires #NorthwestTerritorieswildfire #InsuranceBureauOfCanada #NorthwestTerritories #Albertawildfire #B.C.wildfires #Fireinsurance #HomeInsurance #B.C.Wildfire #BCwildfires #Yellowknife #BCWildfire #Insurance #Wildfires #Consumer #Canada #Money #Fire

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For folks not familiar, it's a 15-hour drive (if you're lucky) from #Yellowknife to St. Albert, just outside of Edmonton, where the closest reception centre is.

It's trees for hundreds of kilometres.

#NWT #NWTFires #yeg #t8n

For folks not familiar, it's a 15-hour drive (if you're lucky) from #Yellowknife to St. Albert, just outside of Edmonton, where the closest reception centre is.

It's trees for hundreds of kilometres.

#NWT #NWTFires #yeg #t8n

Demand free flights for wildfire evacuees: Tell the Prime Minister to ensure all NWT residents fleeing wildfires can evacuate safely & keep profit out of climate emergencies. #NWTWildfires #Yellowknife
https://canadians.org/action/keep-profit-out-of-climate-disasters-demand-free-flights-for-wildfire-evacuees/