I started this in the Maui wildfire thread but the deeper I went into the article it became clear this wasn't just about Yellowknife outskirts being evacuated.
One silver lining of the Maui tragedy, other people might be more willing to evacuate sooner.
‘Real threat to city’: Yellowknife in Canada evacuates as wildfire nears
The article lists fire after fire across Canada with evacuations everywhere.
That global warming tipping point comes to mind with the permafrost melting and releasing methane. Then there is the peat itself that burns well when it dries out.
One silver lining of the Maui tragedy, other people might be more willing to evacuate sooner.
‘Real threat to city’: Yellowknife in Canada evacuates as wildfire nears
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20,000 residents of capital of Northwest Territories ordered to leave after forecast that wildfire 11 miles away could arrive by the weekend ... On Tuesday night, local authorities had declared a territory-wide state of emergency and an evacuation order for the outskirts of Yellowknife, a city with a population of 20,000. .. |
That global warming tipping point comes to mind with the permafrost melting and releasing methane. Then there is the peat itself that burns well when it dries out.
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