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Duppers

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22. Planet's overheating.

Reply to TrogL (Original post)

Sat May 6, 2023, 01:23 PM

May 2023

Yet, folks are still having their 2 or 3 or 4+ kids. Yes, humans are causing the warming that's causing climate change that's causing the fires up your way.

Some here refuse to acknowledge that fact.

- DD

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I'm blowing soot out of my nose [View all] TrogL May 2023 OP

It is definitely not normal... Spazito May 2023 #1

Thanks TrogL May 2023 #3

No not normal, I lived for many years in the Okanagan in BC and fires became almost routine Bev54 May 2023 #9

I don't think there has been an extreme heat alert this early.... Spazito May 2023 #13

I know, we went from snow falling a week before. It is crazy. Bev54 May 2023 #15

My sis lives in Westbank. flying_wahini May 2023 #24

Yes, West Kelowna, has for years been the centre for fires it seems, one of my old co-workers Bev54 May 2023 #25

Good grief! 2naSalit May 2023 #2

Omigod TrogL cilla4progress May 2023 #4

Thanks, I will TrogL May 2023 #5

Is there a face mask good enough to keep out smoke? Karadeniz May 2023 #6

Yes, but they're bloody expensive TrogL May 2023 #12

There is! DENVERPOPS May 2023 #17

Room for improvement!!! Karadeniz May 2023 #20

N95 will catch particulates but not gasses; face masks can add activated charcoal to help somewhat. NullTuples May 2023 #30

I think I've got some left over from COVID TrogL May 2023 #33

Far better than not wearing anything & it's the particulates that dry out your nose & throat. NullTuples May 2023 #36

Sorry for what you're going through democrank May 2023 #7

My son, Brett FarPoint May 2023 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author TrogL May 2023 #11

Any word? I can go looking if need be TrogL May 2023 #34

I called, left a message. FarPoint May 2023 #35

Wow you've been through it. Thanks for posting this and take care. appalachiablue May 2023 #10

Woah! Very scary experiences! I hope the weather will cool some till later in the summer. Stay safe electric_blue68 May 2023 #14

Authoritarians are so often wrong about things. I was raised Methodist. jaxexpat May 2023 #16

I had over a foot of wet snow accumulation on most of my front lawn. Disaffected May 2023 #18

The government will be giving an update at noon MDT... Spazito May 2023 #19

Over 20,000 people evacuated TrogL May 2023 #21

It really is getting scary... Spazito May 2023 #23

Planet's overheating. Duppers May 2023 #22

Another alert TrogL May 2023 #26

Yikes, hang in there. So stressful. JudyM May 2023 #31

Boy, 109 (subject to change) wildfires spread around western Alberta. Hortensis May 2023 #27

Ugh, I did that the whole time I lived in Boston Warpy May 2023 #28

Be careful. MuseRider May 2023 #29

It's an old issue TrogL May 2023 #32

I took this photo last year during the fires up north of San Francisco YoshidaYui May 2023 #37

Most of the past several years True Dough May 2023 #38

You too TrogL May 2023 #39

A little bit of a breather... True Dough May 2023 #40