#Canada fire

[bodyunderconstruction]

Smoke from Canada

Please stay inside if you are sensitive to smoke

check your area for air quality:

PLEASE REBLOG AND SHARE MORE TIPS

I’m actively updating as of Wednesday Jun 7, 2023. Please check your local news stations and weather apps for information on your area.

Outside

If you have to go outside please wear a mask, have lots of sunscreen and drink water when available/needed. Stay in shade when walking. Wear light colors outside, avoid dark colors. Cloth Masks are cool but paint/filter masks are your best friend. If you have a inhaler just bring it with you everywhere! Inside

When inside don’t open windows and keep curtain closed to expel heat. Sandwiches and fruit are your friend. Cooking is far too hot. If you are about to run out of water fill tub with cold water and pray you have a good drain. Basements are your friend. DRINK WATER NOT SODA OR SPORTS DRINKS! Don’t use drier, use a clothes line if possible

Extra

if you are looking for shelter, Public libraries, coffee shops, grocery stores, anywhere thats air conditioned. Take anything you need but be SAFE

Did I mention water? Gatorade is fun but don’t drink caffeine.

If there’s no smoke in your area and you just need to cool down, open your window at night/early morning

|| Take it easy. No, easier than that. Aside from the mental toll the smoke and horrible weird light and the creepy red sun and the burning smell take on you, your body is just working way harder to do everything it normally does. You will be exhausted, you will be distracted, you will have headaches and you will struggle with basic tasks like "walking up stairs." Do not try to power through it. Cancel plans, reschedule appointments, do fewer errands or consolidate them into one trip.

Treat yourself like you have a cold. Plenty of fluids, stopping when you're tired, cough drops and eye drops for the painful throat and eyes, inhalers if you have one.

Spend as little time outside as you possibly can. This includes your pets. Do not open your windows, do not open your screen door, do not run your AC (this is where some of the above advice for hot weather will come in handy.)

If you have to go outside, wear an N95 or KN95 mask. Make sure it's well-fitted around your face. You're not trying to keep out the smoke, but the PM2.5 (particulate matter 2.5 microns or smaller.) That's the stuff that causes cancer. If you have a fan with a HEPA filter, blast it all the time. If you don't have one go look at diy air filter link below, ask a mutual aid center if you cannot come into contact with these materials. || These tips are from them, a few links below are from them too so go give them some love. https://www.tumblr.com/salteywater

LINKS:

Diy Air Filter

Smoke Tips & Safety

Google Docs, being updated currently

Diy Sun Reflector

More tips

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[1800nosleep]

I hope all of my followers and mutuals that are being impacted by the fires in Canada are staying safe and healthy. Where I live, the sun is orange and the air is hazy. So good luck out there and take percautions !!

#canada fires #canada wildfires #canada wtf? #canadian wildfires #alberta wildfires #alberta fires #stay safe #nova scotia fires #canada fire

[eyeofthelama]

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[headlessandhellbent]

I feel like I'm about to pass out from all this Canada wildfire smoke. The sky in NY is fucking orange and very apocalyptic with all the sky lights on in the middle of the day.

My body wants to do a big breath but I can't and my nose HURTS.

#bruh i just wanna breathe #this is HORRIBLE #canada #wildfire #canada fire #canada wildfire

[jewelofmygarden]

I’m an east coaster and if anyone doubts the usefulness of masks right now let me share that me and my mom were outside in the smog for three hours on Wednesday (it wasn’t as thick as ny, but there was visible haze). I was wearing a k95 the whole time, but my mom was not. A day later feeling I’m perfectly fine, but mom says it’s uncomfortable to breathe and her throat feels irritated.

I know there’s uncertainty out there abt mask use right now, but please consider using one of you are outside for any considerable amount of time.

#Canada fire #please take care of yourselves everyone!

[animentality]

#canada fires #air quality #nyc #air pollution #climate change #twitter #9/11

[falloutnyc]

Fallout 76 ahh city #nyc #fallout #candafire #76

#fallout #new york #air quality #nyc #fallout 76 #canada fire

[rose022]

in news not about the movie rip everyone in northeast US rn

i fr stepped out of the movie theater and couldn't breathe

the sun was orange two days ago and i was like lol that's cool

yesterday there was a fire down the road that you could smell the smoke of a good bit away from and i was like huh thats weird

today i find out at school that there are fires in canada that are causing air pollution here. thats why the sun is orange. thats why i smell smoke. and i get out of school and the smell is worse. and on the bus i joke with other people how it looks like those bad movies or shows set in the desert that they just put a yellow filter over. and i keep thinking about how it looks foggy.

i go to the movie cus yeah and i see people with masks due to the air. and im like yeah i wish i brought one thats smart.

i get out of the movie theater and its so much more yellow. i step outside and am just coughing. the sun is red now. my friend said its like the apocalypse and theyre right.

the sun two days ago vs now plus just how yellow it is

there's no like intended point to any of this im just amazed. like i was joking about this stuff before but im kinda scared now.

i loled then i serioused.

#what do i tag this #canada fire #?? #canada #fire #like what

[zinjanthropusboisei]

If you are on the East Coast and trying to figure out what all of these air quality warnings mean and what you should do, here is what the colors and corresponding AQI numbers mean. The updated AirNow map is at this link:

Edit: this was posted at 10:50am on June 6 2023 and the screenshots were taken around 9am.

#wildfire #wildfires #nova scotia #nova scotia fires #air pollution #quebec wildfires #canada wildfires

[cj33333]

#tf2 #team fortress 2 #tf2 soldier #meme #windows 10 #windows 11 #canada fires #canada wildfires #soldier

[krystal-prisms]

Hey all for whoever doesn't know, my home province of British Columbia is on fire currently and tons of people are on evacuation notice, and I haven't really seen any media about it, so just here spreading awareness

#my bs #fire #forest fire #wild fire #bc #british columbia #canada #canadian #canada fires #forest fires #kelowna #vancouver #global warming #climate change

[yinlotus]

the smoke from the wildfires in canada are crossing the atlantic and is now bringing a haze to the nordic countries

it's said that the soot from the smoke will deposit onto the snow and ice of the arctic which will in turn increase local warming (i.e worst wildfires, ice sheets melting, oceans warming and rising, stronger tropical cyclones, etc. etc.)

From the NY Times (and other sources):

Ways to Help

The Canadian Red Cross: Every $1 donated to the Canadian Red Cross will become $3 to support those affected by wildfires. The funds will be directed to people living in Nova Scotia and other Atlantic provinces, some of the hardest hit areas, for immediate and ongoing relief and recovery efforts as well as community preparedness initiatives.

United Way: The Canadian federal government joined the government of the Northwest Territories in a similar matching program to support disaster relief and recovery efforts. The funds will be used to support nonprofit community groups who are helping local residents.

Donate a Mask: This volunteer-run charity ships free N95-equivalent masks to anyone in Canada who requests them, with priority to Canadians who cannot afford or do not have access to high-quality masks.

Firefighters Without Borders: This Ontario-based nonprofit donates equipment and training to communities across Canada and in other countries.

Odawa Native Friendship Centre: The Odawa NFC is a nonprofit organization serving the Indigenous community in the Ottawa-Carleton region and is currently collecting donations for First Nation evacuees (with “wildfire evacuees” as the donation type). On Facebook, the NFC noted that it can no longer accept clothing donations.

Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC): Live map of the fires. Updated daily.

APTN National News: Newspaper on the Indigenous Peoples of Canada. Can be used to understand how the climate is affecting the Inuit, Métis, and First Nations.

#canadian politics #canadian wildfires #canada #wildfire #wildfires #fire #climate change #environmentalism #mutual aid #mutual assistance #weather #meteorology #academia #studyblr

[headlessandhellbent]

My sister's air quality reached 550+, and mine reached 250+ today

5 5 0!! And it's still business as usual.

Everyone and their momma is going to have side effects of this toxic air.

Please, I just wanna breathe... PLEASE.

#fires #fire #canada #canada fire #canada wildfires #canadian wildfire #wildfire #canadian fire #air #air quality #toxic air #toxic #smoke

[gmt1999]

Endangered Fireflies & Conservation

Fireflies are at risk of extinction due to habitat destruction, light pollution, and pesticide use. Recovery efforts started in 2023 for the 18 endangered species in North America. Almost 1 in 3 firefly species in the US and Canada are threatened with extinction.

Scientists have yet to prove the effectiveness of these steps due to limited research on firefly populations. However, there is evidence suggesting that human activities may contribute to the decline of fireflies. So, here's what you can do:

Turn off outside lights during nighttime hours

Allow logs and leaves to naturally decompose in your yard

Incorporate areas of water into your landscaping

Refrain from using pesticides in your yard

Avoid excessive mowing of your lawn

Plant native tree species in your yard.

Please take a moment to explore resources related to firefly conservation:

Discover articles from the Xerces Society on firefly conservation: https://www.xerces.org/endangered-species/fireflies

Watch a video from the Canadian Permaculture Legacy on saving fireflies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McjHyQMf5eQ

Learn more about the Firefly Conservation & Research organization: http://www.firefly.org/

Explore their articles on how you can contribute to firefly conservation: https://www.firefly.org/how-you-can-help.html

If you have spotted fireflies in your area, please report your sightings here: https://www.firefly.org/firefly-sightings.html

#fireflies #firefly #lightning bug #bugs #insects #conservation #endangered species #north america #Xerces Society #Fire fly #extinction #environment #cottagecore #gardening #permaculture #agriculture #light pollution #Canada #United States #habitat destruction #habitat loss #restoration #glow worm

[animentality]

It's just an entire lyric of we didn't start the fire.

#twitter #western politics #western news #donald trump #boris johnson #nichola sturgeon #berlusconi #canada fires #world news

[lettherightrobin]

wildfire on vhs

kelowna, british columbia, 2003

#kelowna #british columbia #canadian gothic #canada #small town canada #wildfire #fire #wild fire #forest fire #2003 #vhs #vhs aesthetic #y2k