Wildfire engulfs village that set Canada’s all-time heat record with 121 degrees

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'We heard a loud pop': Windows blow out, blinds melt as Vancouver Island faces stifling heat wave

The full aftermath of a thermometer-bending heat wave on Canada’s West Coast is just now coming into focus.

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Wow this is bad this is really bad

 

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Survivors of Lytton, B.C., fire grapple with a new reality: most of their town is gone

Residents who managed to escape the Lytton, B.C., fire are now struggling to come to terms with the fact that their homes and town are gone.

bc.ctvnews.ca

Nearly $500K donated to support community of Lytton, B.C., after devastating fire

Nearly $500,000 has been donated to support the community of Lytton, B.C., following the devastating fire that levelled much of the village this week.

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Hot-burning B.C. wildfires creating their own weather, spawning thunderstorms and lightning strikes

Wildfires in the British Columbia Interior are pumping so much hot smoke and ash high into the atmosphere, they are actually creating their own micro-weather.

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'It'll be a total rebuild': Lytton, B.C., mayor describes work underway and next steps

There is a lot of work being done in the village of Lytton, B.C., as fire crews continue to battle the out of control fire that swept through town this week.

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Even Vancouver is at risk for an out-of-control brush fire, say officials

If a cigarette butt meets dry grass, Vancouver could be in for a damaging and life-threatening fire.

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'Abysmal attempt': B.C. wildfire response criticized by Indigenous leader

An Indigenous leader is accusing the B.C. government of ignoring the needs of community members while a wildfire levelled their village earlier in the week.

bc.ctvnews.ca

 

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The weather in Vancouver is much more comfortable now.

 

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First look at devastation for Lytton, B.C., residents left homeless after wildfire

Evacuees from Lytton boarded buses at four different evacuation centres Friday morning to see what’s left of their village.

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Lytton wildfire evacuees get first look at devastation in village | CityNews Vancouver

Evacuees from Lytton and nearby First Nations boarded a bus Friday, getting their first look at what little is left of their community after a wildfire.

www.citynews1130.com

 

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Not looking good a mere 3 weeks into summer thus far ...

B.C. urged to help rebuild Lytton to prevent great destruction from future fires

The wildfire-ravaged village of Lytton, B.C., could be rebuilt to set a new North American standard in resilience to better protect people and property from similar disasters fuelled by climate change, a forestry researcher says.

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132 properties under evacuation order due to wildfire near Sun Peaks Resort

Residents living in the vicinity of an out-of-control wildfire burning near Sun Peaks Resort northeast of Kamloops have been ordered to evacuate.

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More heat warnings possible for B.C. Interior as nearly 300 wildfires rage

More dangerously hot weather could be on the way for the B.C. Interior as nearly 300 wildfires burn across the province.

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Cariboo district issues three wildfire evacuation alerts near 100 Mile House

The Cariboo Regional District issued three evacuation alerts due to wildfires near 100 Mile House Saturday afternoon.

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Transport minister orders CN, CP to take new wildfire prevention measures

Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra ordered Canada's two major railroad operators to step up their fire prevention efforts as of Sunday as wildfires continue to scorch British Columbia.

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B.C. resident who owned home in Lytton says wildfire has left the place 'flat'

Residents who toured Lytton by bus on Friday were not allowed to get off the bus and walk around the village.

bc.ctvnews.ca

 

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Metro Vancouver saw 15 times more heat wave deaths than estimated during unprecedented alert

Few people outside public health circles knew an extreme heat alert issued by Metro Vancouver health authorities at the start of the heat wave was unprecedented, and even the authorities’ own forecasting dramatically underestimated how many people could die in the record-breaking temperatures.

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Lytton, B.C., fire a wake-up call for railway safety during extreme heat: TSB head

The head of the Transportation Safety Board says a wildfire that raced through Lytton, B.C., during record high temperatures is a wake-up call to consider precautions needed by railways during extreme weather.

bc.ctvnews.ca

More than 1,400 properties ordered to evacuate in central B.C. due to wildfires

More than 1,400 properties in British Columbia's Cariboo region have been placed on evacuation order as wildfires rage across the province.

bc.ctvnews.ca

 

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A year later ... speaking of Lytton ...

At least 6 homes burned as wildfire spreads outside Lytton, B.C.

A wildfire just west of Lytton, B.C., has burned at least half a dozen homes but is spreading in the opposite direction of the village, officials said Friday.

bc.ctvnews.ca

 

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New wildfire near still-recovering Lytton, B.C. may have destroyed structures: officials | Globalnews.ca

According to Emergency Management BC, three structures are believed to have been destroyed, and about nine people were under an evacuation order.

globalnews.ca

At least 6 homes lost as wildfire near Lytton, B.C. balloons to 1,500 hectares | Globalnews.ca

The BC Wildfire Service is estimating that the Nohomin Creek wildfire has now grown to 800 hectares.

globalnews.ca

 

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New wildfire near still-recovering Lytton, B.C. may have destroyed structures: officials | Globalnews.ca

According to Emergency Management BC, three structures are believed to have been destroyed, and about nine people were under an evacuation order.

globalnews.ca

At least 6 homes lost as wildfire near Lytton, B.C. balloons to 1,500 hectares | Globalnews.ca

The BC Wildfire Service is estimating that the Nohomin Creek wildfire has now grown to 800 hectares.

globalnews.ca

Eek

 

[illdog]

Kids...don't get caught up in all the climate change gloom/doom or..the elite already have evacuation plans to Mars colony.

 

[lightbright]

Kids...don't get caught up in all the climate change gloom/doom or..the elite already have evacuation plans to Mars colony.

If they can't make it to Mars.... this is plan "B"....

 

[easy_b]

If they can't make it to Mars.... this is plan "B"....

Until we build ships that can go light speed this is what I think it’s going to happen as well.