Category: Fire
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August 2015 Summary and Outlook – Fire – Heat – Rain – Wind
So after a bit of delay due to the insanity of the start of the school year, here is the August 2015 Summary and Outlook for the next few months. August again was defined by fire, and I have compiled some interesting statistics on that front. Even though it still felt pretty hot and dry (we…
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No rain in sight – Varying heat – Bomber flies again today
Update 7:40AM https://twitter.com/alberniweather/status/633292908460838912 https://twitter.com/alberniweather/status/633287607015727104 Aside from what looks like thunderstorm activity in the Interior, all the rainfall stays either well to the West and North touching only as close as Port Hardy and far to the East in Alberta. The super long range out 16 days to past the end of the month looks the…
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Soggy Start before Warming Week – Fire Danger Temporarily Knocked Down to Low – Will Martin Mars be Renewed – Perfect Perseid Possibilities
We have many things to be thankful for this morning! It rained, and rained hard in many places, on Saturday. You could practically hear the grass, gardens, trees and rivers drink it all in. The rain stopped long enough on Sunday for competitions to happen at Thunder in the Valley. It was a bit of…
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Update: Seattle will Obliterate persistent heat record – Back to Extreme Fire Rating – Hot Weather for the Weekend – No rain before mid-August
Update: Seattle set to Obliterate Record. As alerted to by Scott Sistek of KOMO news. Today will mark the 10th day of the year over 90°F (32°C) in Seattle, WA. The first time ever that this has been recorded in their 120yr history. They will likely add two more by Saturday. And it is only the beginning…
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Epic Water Bomber video from Lake Cowichan Skutz Falls Fire
It’s not everyday you see the Hawaii Mars in the air at all let alone get an up close and personal video of her letting loose on a fire. No more words required. Just share it. 😉 Mars Fighting Fire Posted by Jody Kerrone on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Ya. Kicking Ass, Taking Names… Martin…