Thursday, July 25, 2024

smoke season arrives

The wildfires are in full summer bloom in the western USA. Another Oregon Star Party has been cancelled: the USFS has too much going on to allow for a group of 500 to show up for a week. The 2020s have not been kind, as two Covid cancellations and major road work took out three of the first four this decade.

Well north of the brown smoke shown here, the township of Jasper AB was substantially consumed by a fire yesterday. Over 25000 people were safely evacuated from town and park, but emergency crews had no chance against the swirling winds and walls of flame.

Tough times. 


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