Category: General
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August begins like July – Heatwave and Drought continues – more Water Restrictions in Port Alberni
Drought at 48 days – All Island at Drought Level 4 The drought continues. Our last measurable rainfall at Alberniweather was June 15, 48 days ago. All of Vancouver Island and much of southern BC is at Drought Level 4. No rain before Friday – Minor showers Friday morning The forecast has toyed with the…
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Awaiting word on Tsunami potential – Will post new blog if Warning issued.
No Threat to BC they cancelled the last of the advisories around 2:30AM. Hooray. 🙂 Still awaiting official word for BC We are still waiting for BC (as well as Washington and Oregon) to give the all clear. But initial reports from Alaska are at least encouraging, I’ll be on Twitter most of the night…
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New Anemometer and Sensor Transmitter Installed! – Wind Measurements back in time for hot weekend.
After too many weeks without wind measurements, the new anemometer and sensor transmitter finally arrived. There will be some erroneous measurements from when I was testing in the afternoon inside the house but I will clean those up in the data later. Hooray for complete statistics again! The new gear is so shiny and clean.…
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Another fire starts up in Dry Creek – Blankets City in Smoke
Update 10PM: Smoke down significantly already It looks like PA Fire has already done great work getting a handle on the fire. They’ve been very busy lately. Let’s hope they’re able to mop it up quickly. Original Post I just went upstairs and smelled smoke. It didn’t smell like campfire, so I looked out the…
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Heat Alert continues until overnight temperatures cool. Fires are sweeping the Interior.
Interesting and prudent message from Environment Canada this evening. Emphasis added. 8:15 PM PDT Wednesday 30 June 2021Heat Warning in effect for: Inland Vancouver Island The current heat wave has become less intense. However, temperatures will remain unseasonably warm for the remainder of the week. In collaboration with BC Health Authorities, MSC has decided to…