Well, it’s that time of year again, when Canada burns. This year the huge forest fires began in May and continue. They started in Manitoba, then more began in Saskatchewan. Alberta lit up, and now we have them in BC. Fortunately at present, we have none close to the Robson Valley, but we have no guarantees for the rest of the summer. However we are experiencing remnants of their existence.
Forest fire smoke from far away fires moved into the Robson Valley yesterday and settled in. We can still make out the mountains, but just barely. It is 8:00 in the morning as I write this, but my eyes are already feeling the smoke. They feel very tired. Although I can’t feel my lungs, I know I am breathing in fine smoke particles with every breath I take.
Breathing in smoke has now become an annual summer occurrence and I expect it will continue to be the case in the future. Fortunately what we are presently experiencing is not as bad as some of those previous infestations of smoke. Some of the past “smokes” reduced the Sun to a dim orange dot in the ominous grey or dirty orange sky.
It is sad to witness the deterioration of the climate we depend upon.
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