GEOENGINEERING WEATHER / ‘CLIMATE CHANGE’
Explosive Wildfire In Canadian Rockies Devastates Town Of Jasper [VIDEO] By Renee Straker and Jenn Jordan
July 28, 2024 weather.com – A wildfire that exploded in size in the Canadian Rockies devastated the town of Jasper Wednesday night. Thousands of people evacuated before the fire swept into town and on Thursday, the first heartbreaking images of the destruction in the community were shared on social media.
One person shared video online, simply saying, “There are no words.”
Danielle Smith, the premier of Alberta province, said from 30% to 50% of the town’s structures are potentially damaged or destroyed, saying “that’s going to be a significant rebuild and significant displacement.”
Smith teared up talking about the beauty of Jasper, noting that many families from the province regularly visit. A postcard-perfect mountain town, Jasper is famous for hiking, skiing, kayaking and biking. It is also home to dozens of species such as elk, mountain goats, cougars, lynx, black bears and grizzly bears.
“We share the sense of loss with all who live in town,” Smith said at a news conference in Edmonton, Alberta, while pledging her government’s support for the community to rebuild.
The mayor of Jasper shared a letter on the town’s website saying, “The destruction and loss that many [of] you are facing and feeling is beyond description and comprehension, my deepest sympathies go out to each of you.”
In this photo released by the Jasper National Park, smoke rises from a wildfire burning near Jasper, Alberta, Canada, Wednesday, July 24, 2024.
(Jasper National Park via The Canadian Press via AP)
In a later interview with CTV News, Mayor Richard Ireland got choked up, saying it was hard to look at the first images of the damage in Jasper, but he added that the silver lining was that residents had enough time to evacuate.
Jasper is home to about 5,000 full-time residents, but at least 20,000 more tourists visiting Jasper National Park were also forced to flee Wednesday evening. As part of the Canadian Rockies, Jasper is considered a World Heritage Site, which boasts millions of visitors every year.
The wildfire, fueled by lightning, winds, and drought, grew rapidly just before it hit the town. Pierre Martel from Parks Canada described the fire as a “monster” when speaking with the Associated Press, noting that there was little firefighters could do when the flames reached peak intensity.
Pictures taken by fire crews show hollowed-out homes and a church largely burned to the ground.
There were no immediate reports of injuries.
Hundreds of wildfires are still burning across Western Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has approved federal assistance, including military support, to help with the crisis.
[Ed.: Reminiscent of Lahaina! Amazing what you can do if you spray accelerants on fires!]
FIREPOCALYPSE Dane Wigington | GeoengineeringWatch.org
Geoengineering Watch Global Alert News, July 27, 2024, #468
The Park Fire, one of the largest and most fierce in California’s history, is right on my doorstep, time to prepare. This is the latest in a long and growing list of unprecedented firestorms. Will the record fires all over the world finally wake the masses? Breaking dire headlines about the rapidly deteriorating state of the environment are pouring in from so many directions that it is impossible to cover all the incoming reports. The heat, fires and constant smoke canopy in Northern California are relentless. The Park Fire is only one of dozens burning in the Western US, in many parts of the world the firestorm situation is the same. Without enough functional habitat the human race will not survive, how long can the current trend continue? What will be the response of global governments to all that is unfolding?
ICAN OBTAINS RECORDS SHOWING THE U.S. MILITARY SPRAYS TOXIC PESTICIDES IN U.S. RESIDENTIAL AREAS
Concerned parents tirelessly defend their children from toxic chemicals coming from seemingly every direction—in food, cleaning products, furniture, toys, etc. But how many of us have considered whether chemicals are being sprayed from our skies while we sleep?
July 19, 2024 ICAN – ICAN’s legal team recently obtained records through FOIA showing that the U.S. military sprays dangerous chemicals from airplanes over residential areas. The spraying is usually done at night (when insects are most active), so you likely wouldn’t realize that your home had been sprayed. It’s done by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), which has a specialized unit that is dedicated to spraying large areas of land (5,000 acres or more).
Lead Counsel, Aaron Siri, Esq., lays out the details here
According to its website, this military unit “conducts as many as 25 recurring annual missions on 12 military installations in nine states, and in some cases, over communities surrounding these DoD areas.” It uses airplanes that “are specially modified with spray arms and the MASS [Modular Aerial Spray System], which can carry a total of 2,000 gallons of insecticide, herbicide or dispersant. The agent is then disbursed out of spray bars under each wing, in 30-micron droplets.”
The documents also include the unit’s flight records which show where these military planes systematically sprayed, including large, populated areas in Texas, Louisiana, Virginia, Parris Island in South Carolina, and the City of Burlington in North Dakota, just to name a few.
The records also show that the pesticides killed mosquitos that were inside boxes inside of buildings. Incredibly, one flight path shows the planes intentionally avoided spraying areas with bald eagle nests. So, if the chemicals being sprayed are too dangerous for baby eagles, how are they affecting us?
These documents further reveal that the unit has sprayed more than 20 chemicals, mostly containing the highly toxic organophosphate pesticide Naled, which kills insects by destroying their central nervous system.
In humans, symptoms of pesticide poisoning include headaches, muscle twitching, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, respiratory depression, seizures (especially in children), and loss of consciousness. Frighteningly, even if you don’t live in areas being sprayed, you may be exposed to Naled through your food, drinking water, and even clothing. In June 2020, the EPA recognized that food and drinking water are “anticipated exposure pathways” because Naled is sprayed on crops (almonds, broccoli, grapes, strawberries, cotton, and more), used in public pest control measures, and reaches groundwater sources of drinking water.
Rest assured that ICAN’s legal team is digging into this issue and has already sent multiple legal requests to the EPA—the agency tasked with protecting the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the soil we grow our food in—requesting scientific proof that the pesticides being sprayed do not pose a threat to our health or to the environment.
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ENGINEERED HEAT DOMES [1:08:40] Dane Wigington | GeoengineeringWatch.org
Geoengineering Watch Global Alert News, July 20, 2024, # 467
“Apocalyptic 150F heat dome smashes temperature records as the world bakes” (from MSN). “Heat dome settles over West Coast with 112F temps creating deadly conditions for 10 million and sparking wildfire fears” (The Independent). “Extreme heat waves broiling the US in 2024 aren’t normal” (The Conversation U.S.). And from Scientific American: “Geoengineering the climate could pose a new risk to the planet”. Question, how bad do conditions need to be before populations wake up and realize we face a fight for life on Earth?
