Weather WTF

[Barrister]

Hottest day ever for Edmonton was 37.2c

Current temperature is 35.7c, with an estimated high of 37c

We could break the record!

If not today, then maybe tomorrow where it's also forecast to hit 37c.

Missed it by that much!  Only hit 37.0 today.

Maybe tomorrow we can break the record!

[Jacob]

Well, let me qualify that.  It certainly will not be important to people who will be voting Conservative.  It will likely be a high priority for everyone else.  It will be interesting to see if the Cons get enough vote splitting in key ridings.

I can tell you that it's put climate change and climate policy as a pretty serious topic of conversation in my household and immediate circle.

[Jacob]

I expect we'll have an unpleasant season of forest fires ahead of us as well.

[Syt]

Lytton which set the heat record ...

[viper37]

Some trees are still standing, that was a very quick fire. damn.

[Syt]

I've read that apparently hundreds of people died durng the recent heatwaves in the U.S. and Canada. With the forest fires it barely makes the news over here. Is it big news in your areas? Or is this just a footnote these days?

"Hundreds died in the recent heatwave and several villages were eradicated by fires. And now: sports."

[crazy canuck]

Well, let me qualify that.  It certainly will not be important to people who will be voting Conservative.  It will likely be a high priority for everyone else.  It will be interesting to see if the Cons get enough vote splitting in key ridings.

The Cons will lose this one, thanks to their complex carbon pricing scheme. But the leader will get the blame, he'll be booted from the party and Mad Max will make a comeback.

Is that what you are hoping for, or are you describing a worst case scenario?

Are there a lot of climate change deniers in Canada?

Alberta

But I don't think the rest of the country will have climate change as a big election factor.

Not climate change deniers (though we have a few), but just not a priority.  We did just go through a global pandemic which might be on voters minds...

Let's not forget that at the Conservative Convention the party defeated the motion that said climate change is real.

I've read that apparently hundreds of people died durng the recent heatwaves in the U.S. and Canada. With the forest fires it barely makes the news over here. Is it big news in your areas? Or is this just a footnote these days?

"Hundreds died in the recent heatwave and several villages were eradicated by fires. And now: sports."

It is big news here.  And now so is the large number of wild fires (more than 300) we are dealing with. Record temperatures are expected for the interior of BC again this week.  This summer is very bad.

[Malthus]

I wish we had a functioning federal Green Party in Canada. The current one appears to be imploding, just when large numbers of the public are becoming forcibly reminded of the importance of global warming.

[HVC]

Tornado hit barrie yesterday (an hour or so north of toronto) went for 5km. No deaths as far as i've heard.

[crazy canuck]

I wish we had a functioning federal Green Party in Canada. The current one appears to be imploding, just when large numbers of the public are becoming forcibly reminded of the importance of global warming.

They way things have worked out I am thankful there is not going to be as much a split of the vote amongst the parties that will take it seriously.  The Liberals are going to have to explain what they have done substantively since 2015 to deal with the problem.   Big opportunity for the NDP.  Big challenge for the Cons.

[mongers]

Getting quiet hot* here. 






* as in the English 'hot' so maybe 33C today.

[crazy canuck]

A fire in BC's wine region quickly grew to 700 hectares yesterday afternoon.  High temperatures and no prospect of rain make that fire very scary for the Southern Okanagan. 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/osoyoos-wildfire-1.6109170

[Jacob]

Saw a thing the other day about Napa and how this is a real threat to them. Apparently wineries can no longer be insured there. And even when wineries don't burn, the prevalence of smoke can affect the flavour of the wine.

[PDH]

Saw a thing the other day about Napa and how this is a real threat to them. Apparently wineries can no longer be insured there. And even when wineries don't burn, the prevalence of smoke can affect the flavour of the wine.

If the grapes haven't been harvested they are often ruined by the heavy smoke.  As the vines are cut back every year, this is usually just a one year problem.  Of course, with the wild new weather here it has burned 3 out of 5 years in Napa and Sonoma Counties.  Not being able to get insurance makes this even more problematic...

[garbon]

Those scenes of minor (compared to everything else that has been happening) flooding in London today are crazy. I thought our road had turned into a small river/was glad I'd made it home before the rain began.