Category: Wildfires

Back in the Whitehorse Copper Belt again. As July 8th began, I posted this on Facebook: “At 04:50 (6 minutes after sunrise) Environment Canada says it’s 19C in town, but my weather station says it’s 9C here – stepping outside, I know that 9 is the correct number. I...

Summer has arrived in the southern Yukon in a major way. We’re now hovering around record temperatures (8-10 degrees above normal) every day for at least the next week, and I’m of course looking for ways to enjoy as much of it as possible. On Wednesday afternoon (July 5th)...

In my last post, we had all laid down for a late afternoon nap at the Snag Junction Campground on the Alaska Highway. After leaving my regular readers hanging in my last post, I apologize for the delay in posting this one. Cathy brought a nasty bug home from...

Well, the first photo below was shot on Friday, the one below it was shot from the same location (the Canada Games Centre) an hour ago. The road running from side to side is the Alaska Highway (Alaska is to the left), downtown Whitehorse is ahead and to the...

Our good luck couldn’t last – I’m amazed that it lasted as long as it did. The negative side to the hot, dry summers I love is that the forests go up in flames. The Yukon, Alaska and British Columbia are all covered in smoke now. Until yesterday, we’d...

Blend together: 31°C temperatures 31% humidity localized winds gusting to 90kmh Add lightning, with rain removed. Stand back – waaaaaay back. This is the recipe that’s being served up in the central and northern Yukon in the next few hours 🙁 Good luck to residents and firefighters!...

Although there have been some worries, the Yukon has been exceptionally lucky this summer – lots of hot, sunny days with few forest fires. Only Dawson has significant fires burning – lightning has, I believe, caused all of them this year. See the Yukon Wildland Fire Management site for...