EDIT: After numerous comments, I realized that I should have been more specific about that. Because plenty of people DO care, but it seems our governments and the US corporate media do not.
been working on my #canadianwildfires macintosh system 6/simearth style game for the past few weeks, and got terrain generation going.
can now procedurally generate terrain, which will act as the substrate for the forest, plant and animal life that lives on top of it. (and of course, the fires that turn them all into poptarts)
also implemented fire lookout towers! these reveal the areas hidden by a fog-of-war. of course, they cost money to build, and pay the yearly salaries for the lookouts stationed there 😅
Can someone recommend charities for the victims of the Canadian and Hawaiian wildfires? Ones that give direct relief to the victims? I see a lot of toots with a ton of charities, not sure which ones to choose. Any recommendations would be appreciated. ❤️
Highway 7 in the NWT and Highway 77 in BC reopened, nearly a week after closing because of a wildfire. Highway 77's reopening comes with some restrictions.
This Year. Canada has burned more acres, more trees, than the entire world burned in all forest fires, in 2022, even including Brazil's Amazon forest fires.
July 19, 2023 11 million hectares burning or burned.
Over 500 fires are out of control, more than 2/3rds of the fires are Out of Control Fires.
I'd really like to know if the #CanadianWildfires at least are leading to some collective awareness for #ClimateEmergency among the canadian citizens.
I really need to know, for not losing the rest of my hope in this worldwide #ClimateCollapse nightmare we are heading into.
The air in the western suburbs of #Chicago#IL and in southeastern #WI is now so bad that ALL people, including healthy ones, should not be outdoors for any length of time.
A reminder that once these fine particles get in your lungs you cannot cough them out.
I went to the gym today where I did Nordic curls, goblet squats, kettlebell stuff, and running.
I’m always worried about the running. I used to race regularly, mostly cross country, but also mountain races and obstacle course races. Since hormonal changes knocked me for a loop, running has been extra hard. I have hypermobility, which means that I have to rely on a lot of muscular endurance because my toes and Achilles tendons are loose and floppy. Until I have all those muscles built up, running often results in pain in my toes and along the top of my foot.
I’d really like to be able to run regularly again. I miss being able to do 10km mountain courses. I really really REALLY hope the air quality, temperature, and my health conspire to let me do this again. If I can run again, it’s better for us all. It means the country isn’t on fire again.
i've dialed down the #canadianwildfires posts over the past week due to sheer exhaustion from the ups/downs of watching crews working on keeping my hometown safe in the NWT
but it brought a smile to my face seeing hans wiedemann's video of one of airspray's Electras dropping a line of retardant as a precautionary measure for tomorrow's winds
edit: fairly sure that's a rockwell turbo commander 690 flying bird dog in the first split second. it's so fast!
that's #canadianwildfires ash falling in unbelievable amounts. i've lived in northern canada all of my life, and i've never seen this before. it's like something from dante's peak 😆