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Of course, we will not stay away from the disaster Canada is facing now… Massive wildfires, colossal environmental losses, and threats to people... Ukraine is ready to help extinguish fires if Canada needs such international assistance."
Yeah, well; we're still waiting...and tired of a white sky.
Peat moss can burn for years.
I doubt peat moss or even trees in northern Canada burn in winter. I’m in southern Canada (Winnipeg) and it is not unusual to have temperatures in January of -30° C (-22° F) or worse.
I doubt peat moss or even trees in northern Canada burn in winter. I’m in southern Canada (Winnipeg) and it is not unusual to have temperatures in January of -30° C (-22° F) or worse.
That’s interesting. The video even shows snow on the ground which I would have thought would have blocked access to oxygen.
I once made the mistake of burning incense in a planter with a peat based soil.
It was really tough to extinguish, b/c it actually burns downward into the fuel source; like a tire fire.
At any rate, El Nino conditions are going to make for a long season; and some of these fires are so remote...just reaching them is a challenge.
I once made the mistake of burning incense in a planter with a peat based soil.
It was really tough to extinguish, b/c it actually burns downward into the fuel source; like a tire fire.
At any rate, El Nino conditions are going to make for a long season; and some of these fires are so remote..just reaching them is a challenge.
It's very important for everybody to recognize just how remote and inaccessible so many of the fires are and how peat in the north can burn on for seemingly forever.
On the subject of peat burning underground year round regardless of weather conditions, Burns Bog here on the west coast in the Greater Vancouver Metro Region had smouldering happening continually underground for several years and fires would pop up on the surface and burn for months nearly every year. The smell of peat smoke is quite rank.
It's very important for everybody to recognize just how remote and inaccessible so many of the fires are and how peat in the north can burn on for seemingly forever.
On the subject of peat burning underground year round regardless of weather conditions, Burns Bog here on the west coast in the Greater Vancouver Metro Region had smouldering happening continually underground for several years and fires would pop up on the surface and burn for months nearly every year. The smell of peat smoke is quite rank.
I did an overlay of the Quebec fires using Google satellite mapping.
While there are many lakes to utilize, some of them have no road access at all in far northern areas; also there's the logistical challenge of refueling water planes or choppers.
It's very important for everybody to recognize just how remote and inaccessible so many of the fires are and how peat in the north can burn on for seemingly forever.
On the subject of peat burning underground year round regardless of weather conditions, Burns Bog here on the west coast in the Greater Vancouver Metro Region had smouldering happening continually underground for several years and fires would pop up on the surface and burn for months nearly every year. The smell of peat smoke is quite rank.
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