Canada wildfires

[Skipper Duke]

The Canadian wildfires have spread smoke to England and the United States. 😲 I wondered why it was foggy outside today. Now I know.

[HossC]

9 hours ago, Skipper Duke said:

The Canadian wildfires have spread smoke to England and the United States. 😲 I wondered why it was foggy outside today. Now I know.

I know the smoke has spread over a large area of the northern United States, but it hasn't made it across the Atlantic. It may, however, affect the air quality at Sunday's World Cup final in New Jersey.

[HossC]

The BBC news website has a timelapse video of the World Cup final stadium almost disappearing due to the smoke in the air:

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c1w1nqwxgexo

[Skipper Duke]

2 hours ago, HossC said:

The BBC news website has a timelapse video of the World Cup final stadium almost disappearing due to the smoke in the air:

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c1w1nqwxgexo

Oh my goodness. 😲 

[Skipper Duke]

My town's air quality went back to normal. 😀 

[HossC]

The field next door to where I live caught fire the week before last, but luckily it was a reasonably small fire which the fire brigade put out fairly quickly. There was still a lot of smoke and all the cars were covered in ash the following morning. We think it was started by some idiot setting off fireworks (which are illegal in the Republic of Ireland) after several weeks of heatwaves and no rain. I think the only large wildfire we've had in Ireland this year was last month in Slievenamon, Co. Tipperary. There have also been wildfires across in the UK, but it's the ones in continental Europe that have been deadly this year.

[Skipper Duke]

31 minutes ago, HossC said:

The field next door to where I live caught fire the week before last, but luckily it was a reasonably small fire which the fire brigade put out fairly quickly. There was still a lot of smoke and all the cars were covered in ash the following morning. We think it was started by some idiot setting off fireworks (which are illegal in the Republic of Ireland) after several weeks of heatwaves and no rain. I think the only large wildfire we've had in Ireland this year was last month in Slievenamon, Co. Tipperary. There have also been wildfires across in the UK, but it's the ones in continental Europe that have been deadly this year.

Wow 😮 

[RogerDuke]

I saw a news story tonight about the Colorado River drying up and 40 million people depend on it for their water. 

But of course, they are still watering their pretty lawns, washing their cars and sprinkling those golf courses. I'm sure politicians are afraid to ask them to stop because they won't get re-elected if they ask folks to make sacrifices. 

[HossC]

1 hour ago, RogerDuke said:

I saw a news story tonight about the Colorado River drying up and 40 million people depend on it for their water. 

But of course, they are still watering their pretty lawns, washing their cars and sprinkling those golf courses. I'm sure politicians are afraid to ask them to stop because they won't get re-elected if they ask folks to make sacrifices. 

We're in the middle of a hosepipe ban which gets introduced during periods of low rainfall. It prohibits the use of hosepipes or similar equipment for activities including watering gardens, washing private vehicles and leisure boats, filling domestic swimming or paddling pools, ornamental fountains and garden ponds, except where such use is required for commercial purposes.

Romania has had to shut its only nuclear power plant due to very low water levels in the Danube River.

[Skipper Duke]

8 minutes ago, HossC said:

We're in the middle of a hosepipe ban which gets introduced during periods of low rainfall. It prohibits the use of hosepipes or similar equipment for activities including watering gardens, washing private vehicles and leisure boats, filling domestic swimming or paddling pools, ornamental fountains and garden ponds, except where such use is required for commercial purposes.

Romania has had to shut its only nuclear power plant due to very low water levels in the Danube River.

HossC... That's terrible. 😲