Fort McMurray On Fire
Posted by Big Gav in canada, global warming, tar sands
I guess nature has a black sense of humour, with Canadian tar sands capital Fort McMurray baking in temperatures 22 degrees above average and its residents having to be evacuated because of forest fires. Climate Central has a report - Here’s the Climate Context For the Fort McMurray Wildfire.
Why the #ymmfire? Temperatures ~20 C above normal. Charts running out of colours. pic.twitter.com/ivcWInxkV5
— Simon Donner (@simondonner) May 4, 2016