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Thousands in northwest Alberta put on evacuation alert as wildfires grow | CBC News
Updated June 1st, 10pm
An additional 12,000 people in northwest Alberta have been
placed on evacuation alert as an out-of-control wildfire in the area
grows.
Mackenzie County issued an eight-hour evacuation alert for a
large swath of the county on Saturday afternoon. The alert extends from
the outskirts of High Level east to Fort Vermillion, and south towards
the mandatory evacuation area around the Paddle Prairie Métis
Settlement.
The alert was issued “out of an abundance of caution,”
due to shifting winds and dry conditions, the county said in a Facebook
post.
The
alert is intended to give people an opportunity to prepare for a
potential evacuation order as the Chuckegg Creek wildfire continues to
engulf land southwest of High Level.
The county is asking
residents to fuel their vehicles, gather important documents and prepare
enough food and water for two to three days.
Record-Breaking Heat in Alaska Wreaks Havoc on Communities and Ecosystems
Across Alaska, March temperatures averaged 11 degrees Celsius above
normal. The deviation was most extreme in the Arctic where, on March 30,
thermometers rose almost 22 degrees Celsius above normal—to 3 degrees.
That still sounds cold, but it was comparatively hot.
normal. The deviation was most extreme in the Arctic where, on March 30,
thermometers rose almost 22 degrees Celsius above normal—to 3 degrees.
That still sounds cold, but it was comparatively hot.
“It’s hard to characterize that anomaly, it’s just pretty darn
remarkable for that part of the world,” says Rick Thoman, a climate
specialist with the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy in
Fairbanks. The state’s wave of warmth was part of a weeks-long weather
pattern that shattered temperature records across our immense state,
contributing to losses of both property and life. “When you have a slow
grind of warming like that, lasting weeks or months, it affects people’s
lives,” Thoman says.
Power to Change – A New Deal for Climate Action and Good Jobs
The 22 page report that the NDP is attached to the url below, but you have to scroll through to get it. So here is a direct link to in pdf format.
Our plan to fight climate change will create at least 300,000 new jobs, save families money, and take on big polluters. The time for delay and denial is over – it’s time to act.
People across Canada are worried about the future. Flooding and forest fires are threatening our homes. Polluted air and water are hitting communities hard. And rising temperatures are threatening our farming and forestry industries. It’s clear there’s no time to waste.
But wasting time is exactly what Justin Trudeau is doing. He talks a good game, but instead of getting results, he lets the biggest polluters off the hook.
Instead of investing in clean energy, he bought a $4.5 billion pipeline. And Canada continues to spend $3.3 billion a year on subsidies for big oil and gas companies – more per person than the US or the UK. And while Trudeau and the Liberals delay, the Conservatives deny that a problem even exists!
It’s time to fight climate change like we actually want to win. But we also know that a plan that leaves workers or communities behind is no plan at all.
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On Thursday, as out-of-control wildfires swept Alberta, prompting evacuations, air quality alerts, and apocalyptic images, Jason Kenney made good on an election promise to repeal the province’s carbon tax.
“As of today, the NDP carbon tax in Alberta is gone,” Kenney announced on social media.