It is a long time since I believed in Hell, yet the following scenes are eerily reminiscent of what the nuns used to warn would be our destination if we weren't good Catholic boys and girls.
Advance to the 10:30 mark to watch the infernal action:
Meanwhile, the rest of the world, both Christian and non-Christian, isn't faring much better:
That was interesting to see a 747 converted to a water bomber. It holds a lot but it can only work out of certain airports and it must be a bugger to reload.
ReplyDeleteThis is the time of year when we dread these heatwaves. Coastal BC experiences seasonal drought - July, August, sometimes into September. Tourists take advantage of it to flock to our beaches.
The island is lucky that we don't have the vast tracks of pine forests that stretch along the mainland from Mexico to Alaska. Our trees are mainly cedar, fir and Sitka spruce. They're bigger and seem less susceptible to fires. Yet last year even the rainforest of Washington's Olympic peninsula was swept by wildfires. In terms of precip, Vancouver Island, or parts of it, is the wettest place in Canada. I only hope that holds in future decades.
As you say, Lorne, we're now just "bemused bystanders" watching this unfold even as our people become inured to it. While that business about the frog in the pot of water is a myth, if you were to substitute a human for the frog it's much more believable.
As climate change continues, Mound, we can only hope that some of Canada's natural beauty will be spared its worst ravages, not that we deserve any special consideration, of course.
DeleteIt's hard to watch the fires destroy some of the most beautiful natural areas of Ontario as well - parts of Temagami, Parry Sound.... Those who survive the longest will see the worst of this unfold.
ReplyDeleteAgreed, Marie. Things can only get worse, something that greatly saddens me for our progeny and their descendants.
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