June 2023 Forecasts and Discussions

[SouthSardiswx]

Glass half full... prior to the 1950s, the smoke and wildfires were oftentimes a lot worse for our area!

I enjoy these reads you posted last year as well Tsmoked its funny growing up in Vancouver from childhood to teen years to me summers were pleasant l remember some cooker days with haze but l don't recall news about major forest fires in B.C. of course was there even a channel 8 CHAN T.V. or CBC channel 2 news at 5p.m. or 6p.m. all l remember is the CBS evening news with Walter Cronkite living @ Victoria and 64th in Vancouver we got channel 12 KVOS Bellingham.
Man those were the days carefree and not a problem in the world now look at things.

[Typeing3]

I enjoy these reads you posted last year as well Tsmoked its funny growing up in Vancouver from childhood to teen years to me summers were pleasant l remember some cooker days with haze but l don't recall news about major forest fires in B.C. of course was there even a channel 8 CHAN T.V. or CBC channel 2 news at 5p.m. or 6p.m. all l remember is the CBS evening news with Walter Cronkite living @ Victoria and 64th in Vancouver we got channel 12 KVOS Bellingham.
Man those were the days carefree and not a problem in the world now look at things.

You just missed the last major smokey summer until the past decade -- 1967 (smoke across the Lower Mainland for over two weeks in September) -- see more here: https://forums.bcstorms.ca/viewtopic.php?t=1761

As we all know the 1970s-2000s rarely had any major smoke in our region.

[Roberts Creeker]

Glass half full... prior to the 1950s, the smoke and wildfires were oftentimes a lot worse for our area!

Wildfires are the "Old Normal" for the Pacific Northwest
https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2022/09/ ... c.html?m=1


On the other hand, I'm not too sure about Ontario and Quebec.

Interesting info, thanks for sharing! I appreciate you putting in the screenshots too, I much prefer just to stay here and don't usually go out to the articles.

[SouthSardiswx]

You just missed the last major smokey summer until the past decade -- 1967 (smoke across the Lower Mainland for over two weeks in September) -- see more here: https://forums.bcstorms.ca/viewtopic.php?t=1761

As we all know the 1970s-2000s rarely had any major smoke in our region.

Hmm...Probably listening to CKLG on my tube radio The doors, The Monkees, Beatles
8 years old on summer holidays was sweet.

[John]

I read today that by 2030 the Arctic will be ice free in the summer months damn that's in my lifetime this is turning into a very sick planet and it's not irreversible l feel so scared for future generations.

L. O. L.

[John]

A toasty 27.1c in Roberts Creek at 3 pm, only 25.0c in Sechelt. And a campfire smell in the air. I always notice a colour change where the ground looks blue when there's smoke in the air even when I can't see it. Noticed it this morning, no smoke smell and the sky was clear.

Newest addition just joined the world at noon. Last of the lambs this year. It was a good year 6 girls out of 6 lambs in this last batch.

Super cute

[John]

Low level smoke is horrible here too. It's now 30.5C. Hot and smoky sums up today in Abbotsford.

Yes it’s gross!

[John]

Glass half full... prior to the 1950s, the smoke and wildfires were oftentimes a lot worse for our area!

Wildfires are the "Old Normal" for the Pacific Northwest
https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2022/09/ ... c.html?m=1




On the other hand, I'm not too sure about Ontario and Quebec.

Comes around goes around

[John]

I enjoy these reads you posted last year as well Tsmoked its funny growing up in Vancouver from childhood to teen years to me summers were pleasant l remember some cooker days with haze but l don't recall news about major forest fires in B.C. of course was there even a channel 8 CHAN T.V. or CBC channel 2 news at 5p.m. or 6p.m. all l remember is the CBS evening news with Walter Cronkite living @ Victoria and 64th in Vancouver we got channel 12 KVOS Bellingham.
Man those were the days carefree and not a problem in the world now look at things.

I don’t remember smoke either back in the day but it happens now I think a lot has to do with successful fire suppression for many years that’s now catching up to us. Doubt the First Nations we’re putting out fires back in 1750!

[SouthSardiswx]

Yes it’s gross!

John!

[SouthSardiswx]

I don’t remember smoke either back in the day but it happens now I think a lot has to do with successful fire suppression for many years that’s now catching up to us. Doubt the First Nations we’re putting out fires back in 1750!

O.K.

[SouthSardiswx]

L. O. L.

That's not funny John it's scary.

[Typeing3]

I don’t remember smoke either back in the day but it happens now I think a lot has to do with successful fire suppression for many years that’s now catching up to us. Doubt the First Nations we’re putting out fires back in 1750!

On that topic, in the east Kootenay valley (near Cranbrook), alongside natural fire, prescribed burns were a practice for thousands of years prior to the 20th century.

Fire on the landscape: ʔaq̓am prescribed burn puts Ktunaxa knowledge into practice
https://www.hopestandard.com/news/fire- ... -practice/
Quote from the article:

The burn had a two-fold purpose; mitigating wildfire risks by reducing surface fuel loads but also, more importantly, burning away dead organic material as a way to restore the landscape for ecosystem regrowth.

But beyond those objectives, the project was significant for the use of intentional fire as a traditional Ktunaxa cultural practice for land management, which has been employed since time immemorial as a way to enhance berry production, clear travel routes, provide pasture for cattle and horses, and influence movement of elk herds.

“We recognized that it was important for the ecosystem and those low-intensity fires just regenerate the forest versus killing it,” Shortridge said.

However, in recent decades, a lack of fire activity on the landscape around ʔaq̓am has altered the historical fire-maintained cycle of ecosystem regrowth and regeneration, while increasing the potential risk of a catastrophic wildfire.

[SouthSardiswx]

I found the goats on the roof @ Natures Slim Pickin's in Abbs that skipper missed.
I read an article awhile back about the Coombs goats on the east island l remember seeing them there as a kid.

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[Roberts Creeker]

Super cute

Thanks John! Nice to see you back posting