Fortunately, the wildfires in Nova Scotia are all out. But the after effect lingers on. Hundreds of houses burned to the ground. And huge forests burned. And the fires in other parts of the world are still raging. I spoke to my cousin Mary who lives in the Okanagan Valley. She was visiting her son just outside of Keiowna, and yesterday they both went to her house which is north of Vernon. So far, she is safe and can stay there. But they must be prepared to evacuate at any time. Tomorrow they are hoping for rain.
Yellowknife is another mess. They expect that the whole town will be in ashes. And then there is Hawaii.
I read an article recently that reported that before the 20th Century, north america had many more forest fires. This before the industrial era. They have discovered by the tree rings and by bore holes of the ground. So perhaps we have always subject to massive fires. But it seems as if we are having lots of fires this year. Not good for sure.
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