{"id":259485,"date":"2023-05-28T20:01:43","date_gmt":"2023-05-28T18:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=259485"},"modified":"2023-05-28T20:02:16","modified_gmt":"2023-05-28T18:02:16","slug":"may-is-wildfire-month-in-alberta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=259485","title":{"rendered":"May is Wildfire Month in Alberta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"479\" data-attachment-id=\"259496\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=259496\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0aptopix-canada-wildfire-2192c5ffeeff9804.jpg?fit=1280%2C847&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,847\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0aptopix-canada-wildfire-2192c5ffeeff9804\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0aptopix-canada-wildfire-2192c5ffeeff9804.jpg?fit=723%2C479&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0aptopix-canada-wildfire-2192c5ffeeff9804.jpg?resize=723%2C479&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-259496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0aptopix-canada-wildfire-2192c5ffeeff9804.jpg?resize=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0aptopix-canada-wildfire-2192c5ffeeff9804.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0aptopix-canada-wildfire-2192c5ffeeff9804.jpg?resize=768%2C508&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0aptopix-canada-wildfire-2192c5ffeeff9804.jpg?resize=1200%2C794&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0aptopix-canada-wildfire-2192c5ffeeff9804.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.friendsofscience.org\/\">Friends of Science Calgary<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"259494\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=259494\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-364.png?fit=676%2C339&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"676,339\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-364\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-364.png?fit=676%2C339&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-364.png?resize=723%2C363&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-259494\" width=\"723\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-364.png?w=676&amp;ssl=1 676w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-364.png?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The information in the longer explainer video is accurate as of the time of recording (May 13, 2023). Please go to Alberta Emergency Alert for updates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alberta.ca\/alberta-emergency-alert.aspx\">https:\/\/www.alberta.ca\/alberta-emergency-alert.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>May is wildfire season in Alberta<\/strong>, but every year people in the media seem astonished that this is so. There is a short video overview, or the longer explainer video and power point if you scroll down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Wildfires Happen in May \u2013 short video overview:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_rQoqqEpHQ4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The immediate assumption of media reporters and climate activists is that it is \u2018too early\u2019 for wildfires so it must be \u2018climate change.\u2019 This is not true and this video will explain why. May wildfires occur in that interval between snow melt and spring rain. April was a very dry month in Alberta with little precipitation. Likewise, due to three consecutive years of La Nina conditions, the prairies are extremely dry. These are natural conditions unrelated to human-caused climate change. This video explainer discusses some facts and statistics on wildfires, as well as questioning the media\u2019s drive to hype wildfires as \u2018climate change\u2019 and to amplify anxiety in young people, rather than presenting information that would calm people down and be pro-active in reducing wildfire risk. The MPA \u2013 or Mobile Polar Anti-cyclone \u2013 is a large scale weather phenomenon which is affecting the May 2023 high temperatures and wind direction in Alberta. A fuller discussion of the science behind and MPA is found in our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.friendsofscience.org\/2022\/09\/15\/climate-change-heat-dome-or-climate-hysteria\/\">2022 presentation which discusses the alleged \u201cHeat Dome\u201d<\/a>\u00a0over southern BC and Alberta of 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mbl_qJn8k00?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Power point of presentation<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.friendsofscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Alberta-Wildfires-draft-2.pptx\">Alberta-Wildfires-draft-2<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.friendsofscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Alberta-Wildfires-draft-2.pptx\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This presentation references some historic wildfires like that of 1910, when Alberta\u2019s population was only 150,000 people and we had only been a province for 5 years. Also the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uap.ualberta.ca\/titles\/194-9781772120035-chinchaga-firestorm\">Chinchaga Firestorm<\/a>&nbsp;of 1950 which was so huge, its smoke pall went round the world turning the Sun and Moon blue, and terrifying people. Alberta and BC have an additional wildfire challenge today as there is a lot of standing deadwood, the result of the Mountain Pine Beetle infestation.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"259490\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=259490\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-362.png?fit=419%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"419,345\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-362\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-362.png?fit=419%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-362.png?resize=517%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-259490\" width=\"517\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-362.png?w=419&amp;ssl=1 419w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-362.png?resize=300%2C247&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Source: Natural Resources Canada \u2013 Mountain Pine Beetle<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the video, we question why the media focusses on the fears of young Sadie Vipond (who is part of a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/calgary\/calgary-youth-climate-activist-sadie-vipond-greta-thunberg-federal-court-lawsuit-1.5741709\">law suit against the federal government on climate change)<\/a>. We point out that CAPE (Canadian Assoc. of Physicians for the Environment) and Dr. Joe Vipond\u2019s activism (her father) was largely responsible for Alberta coal phase-out.&nbsp;<strong>This has led to 7 Grid level 3 alerts last year in Alberta (imminent rolling brownouts\/blackouts) because we are now short of 1,000 MW of dispatchable electrical power generation.&nbsp;<\/strong>The pool price has tripled, thanks to coal phase-out.&nbsp;<strong>This is evidence that listening to climate activists is not the best way to set energy, wildfire, or climate policies.<\/strong>&nbsp;This explainer also shows the many aspects of human-caused wildfires. Though arson is a component, the human-wildland interface is quite broad and many factors are at play. Therefore, if people were more careful and aware of FireSmart (FireWise USA) principles, it could help reduce wildfires and mitigate risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firesmartcanada.ca\/\">FireSmart Canada<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firesmartalberta.ca\/\">FireSmart Alberta<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfpa.org\/Public-Education\/Fire-causes-and-risks\/Wildfire\/Firewise-USA\">FireWise USA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The present extreme fire risk will likely be with Alberta for the next week or so,&nbsp;<strong>therefore it is recommended by the Alberta government that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alberta.ca\/build-an-emergency-kit.aspx\">citizens have a 72 hr emergency kit prepared and on standby<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/strong>This is something you can do at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As always, if you\u2019d like to support our work, we would appreciate your help, but in these times, you may prefer to help the evacuees. For information for wildfire updates, info for evacuees or how to donate, see this website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alberta.ca\/emergency.aspx\">https:\/\/www.alberta.ca\/emergency.asp<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May is wildfire season in Alberta, but every year people in the media seem astonished that this is so.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":259496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691818320,691818056,691819787,691819786],"class_list":{"0":"post-259485","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-alberta","9":"tag-climate-change","10":"tag-may","11":"tag-wildfire-season","13":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0aptopix-canada-wildfire-2192c5ffeeff9804.jpg?fit=1280%2C847&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-15vf","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":258941,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=258941","url_meta":{"origin":259485,"position":0},"title":"Are the Large Alberta Fires the Result of Climate Change?","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"24\/05\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"During the last few weeks, large fires have initiated and grown over northern Alberta, resulting in massive smoke plumes (see the image below from one week ago).\u00a0 \u00a0Here in Washington State, we experienced a few days of smoke aloft from these fires last week.","rel":"","context":"In \"Alberta fires\"","block_context":{"text":"Alberta fires","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=alberta-fires"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/00Alberta-wildfires.jpeg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/00Alberta-wildfires.jpeg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/00Alberta-wildfires.jpeg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/00Alberta-wildfires.jpeg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/00Alberta-wildfires.jpeg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":289175,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=289175","url_meta":{"origin":259485,"position":1},"title":"Canadian Green Electricity Push Blocked by Alberta","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"29\/11\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Watts Up With That? 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