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[dasmo]

Yep. It's because you didn't ride your bikes to work! 

[Victoria Watcher]

Wildfires are fuelling eco-anxiety but taking climate action can help, experts say

 

When Jennifer Austin woke up on Tuesday morning, her Ottawa home smelled like smoke, even though all the windows were closed. "I felt like a little bit under siege," she said.

 

https://www.timescol...rts-say-7126339

[dasmo]

A new spell is introduced! Eco-Anxiety.

Addressing eco-anxiety involves a multifaceted approach. Self-care strategies such as practicing mindfulness, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and seeking social support can help individuals manage their anxiety. Taking practical actions to reduce personal environmental footprint, such as adopting sustainable habits and supporting eco-friendly initiatives, can provide a sense of empowerment and contribute to a more positive outlook. Engaging in activism, participating in community efforts, and advocating for environmental policies can also help individuals channel their concerns into positive change.

It is important to note that eco-anxiety is not recognized as a clinical diagnosis in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). However, it represents a valid emotional response to the environmental crisis and highlights the need for collective action to address the challenges we face as a global community.

[Nparker]

Not falling victim to the lunacy of this new world religion also helps with one's mental health.

[dasmo]

After you get past all the climate change propaganda which is theoretical you get to the crux.
Scientists say forest management practices also play a role in more severe wildfire seasons. A long practice of fire suppression in many provinces, for example, has caused the combustible vegetation that fuels fires to build up and dry out on the forest floor.

https://www.washingt...er-air-quality/


Let’s not forget the roundup we spray

[dasmo]

I wonder why the CBC will never bring this up now?
“ Researchers are growing increasingly critical of a common forest management practice, as studies show it may be causing fires to travel farther, faster.

"In 2017 and 2018 here in British Columbia, in both summers, we burned over 1.2 million hectares of forest," says Lori Daniels, a forest ecologist at the University of British Columbia.

"Diversifying the forest ... is a really effective way to create resilience in our landscape and resistance to these major fires we've been witnessing."

Meanwhile, much of the Canadian forestry industry is doing the opposite, spraying thousands of hectares of public forest with glyphosate each year to promote profitable coniferous growth, and eliminate hardwood species like aspen and birch.”

https://www.cbc.ca/n...osate-1.5366185

[Victoria Watcher]

Globe and Mail 2018:


But some people think the role of global warming is greatly overstated. “If you really dig down you find a lot of these links to climate change are weak,” Cliff Mass, a professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Washington, told me. In fact, the wildfires are mainly due to decades of bad forestry practices – especially the suppression of burning over decades that created denser forests with a lot of debris on the ground. This has created a tremendous buildup of flammable material that normally would have burned off periodically.


https://www.theglobe...eally-to-blame/

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 11 June 2023 - 07:32 AM.

[Mike K.]

Also, around inhabited areas, people used to forage for fallen or discarded (from logging) wood products to us as fuel for wood stoves, etc.

That’s not as common any more. And you may find in some wilderness areas that signs are posted to leave deadfall alone. I don’t know if the above made much difference, but it ought to have made a difference to remove a lot of fuel. Again, near inhabited areas.

[Victoria Watcher]

Also, around inhabited areas, people used to forage for fallen or discarded (from logging) wood products to us as fuel for wood stoves, etc.

That’s not as common any more. And you may find in some wilderness areas that signs are posted to leave deadfall alone. I don’t know if the above made much difference, but it ought to have made a difference to remove a lot of fuel. Again, near inhabited areas.

 

We only started fighting the fires relatively recently and certainly extremely recent in the history of civilization.  And like weather reports, now the data is more available to us all.  I suspect we've had thousands or tens of thousands or millions of years with more fires than 2023.

[Mike K.]

Yes, absolutely.

[dasmo]

Also a bunch are arson.

[LJ]

270 fires starting simultaneously isn't suspicious at all.

[Nparker]

If sea levels rise enough, coastal forests will be underwater and significantly reduce the fire season. Seems like a win-win.

[Victoria Watcher]

Study shows Canada’s carbon pricing poses a $256 billion financial risk for lenders

 

https://www.westerns...ddf5f6b312.html

[Victoria Watcher]

Victoria to deploy upgraded misting stations as part of hot weather response

 

The new stations are made of solid aluminum, stand close to six feet tall, and have taps for filling water bottles.

 

 

 

https://www.timescol...esponse-7135108

 

 

 

So these misting stations might provide some immediate relief and bottle filling, and that is something, but is there any evidence they can stop deaths?

 

The province reports said that in 2021 98% of the deaths were older people, at home.

 

More than 60% of decedents had seen a medical professional within the month prior to their death; 67% (415) of decedents were 70 years of age or older; More than half of all decedents (56%) lived alone;

 

 

https://www2.gov.bc....anel_report.pdf

 

 

 

 

So if a 70-year-old comes out of their apartment and uses a misting station at 4pm, then goes home, how long does the relief last?  Surely a cooler-than-normal bath or shower at home is a much better option.  Probably the best option is drinking cold/ice water.  Something almost every senior has good access to.  

 

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 13 June 2023 - 12:30 AM.

[dasmo]

Once you see the language of lying but not lying you can’t unsee it…. Basically most could be arson too, but some right wing conspiracists think it so you probably shouldn’t…. “The balance of the evidence” not “the evidence”. It’s clever.

Arson is always a feature of any particularly aggressive wildfire season, and Canadian enviro-extremists have certainly never shied away from large-scale property damage. But the balance of the evidence suggests that most of these fires are likely being sparked by their usual cause: Lightning.

That’s almost certainly what prompted a string of simultaneous wildfire ignitions on June 1, sparking the out-of-control fires that are now choking the likes of New York City.

“Lightning likely sparked many of the hundreds of fires burning across Canada,” reads a recent analysis by meteorologists at Fox Weather.

https://nationalpost...g-all-the-fires

Edited by dasmo, 13 June 2023 - 05:38 AM.

[todd]

“..survey after the series showed 79 per cent of participants had experienced climate anxiety before the workshops, and their confidence in talking about climate change to their community increased from 64 per cent to 94 per cent...”: https://www.oakbayne...mate-champions/




https://www.dailymot...m/video/x6oiqze

[Nparker]

Climate anxiety is the goal. It is exactly the distraction the Davos crowd wants. 

[todd]

“..Anxiety can make you constipated. Doctors aren't sure exactly why, but it may be that being anxious changes the way you use the muscles that control how you poop. It can also give you diarrhea because it changes the way your body absorbs certain nutrients…”: https://www.webmd.co...rtain nutrients.

[Nparker]

That's some s****y results even for Web MD.