What heavy smoke cover looks like

[brotherd]

The fires in B. C. are even choking us out here in cowtown. Last night was the worst I've experienced. Even reduced visibility. Air Quality was expected to drop to 5 out of 10.

[Slyguy00]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...ticle19675543/

[tlhood]

Calgary was super smoggy today from your fires. Keep your air pollution on your side of the boarder!!!

Jokes, jokes.

[intarsiabox]

A few years back we had a lot of smoke coming from forest fires in Siberia. Amazing how far smoke can travel.

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by tlhood

Calgary was super smoggy today from your fires. Keep your air pollution on your side of the boarder!!!

Jokes, jokes.

probably coming from the US fires actually, that is where ours has been coming from for most of last week.

Steve

[Dearth]

This year is unusual because of the dry spring and hot summer and the severity of the fires one fire went from 6 hectares in size to just over 700 hectares in size in 7 hours add to the fact there is tons of debris on the ground to burn as well as all the bettle kill and you have a virtual perfect storm. I am expecting it to get much worse before it gets better.

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by Dearth

This year is unusual because of the dry spring and hot summer and the severity of the fires one fire went from 6 hectares in size to just over 700 hectares in size in 7 hours add to the fact there is tons of debris on the ground to burn as well as all the bettle kill and you have a virtual perfect storm. I am expecting it to get much worse before it gets better.

doesn't explain down here though, had a wetter than normal June, cooler temps, didn't get nice till July and then it only took 1 week of our 40 above to dry out enough around here though.

but it is good to see that the winds and light showers today have our smoke all gone.

Steve