The last few days RADIX has hosted a very good discussion of the fire in Alberta, evacuation efforts, long term social and economic consequences, and the irony that the Alberta tar sand industry at the center of this affected zone is fueling the very climate changes that may well have a role in conditions that have triggered this massive fire.
Here is a discussion of those physical background conditions: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-36212145.
All the best,
BEN
Dr. Ben Wisner
Aon-Benfield UCL Hazard Research Centre, University College London, UK
& Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania
& Environmental Studies Program, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, USA
"People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care."
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