{"id":26875,"date":"2024-07-27T16:27:20","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T16:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=26875"},"modified":"2024-07-27T16:52:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-27T16:52:50","slug":"wildfire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=26875","title":{"rendered":"wildfire&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"805\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/4.png 800w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/4-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/4-768x773.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Images are based on a digital reworking of selected originals from the Boreal Smouldering Series,2016 by Allan Harding MacKay <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What our grief for Jasper tells us about our love for the natural world<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Jasper wildfires make international headlines, our awe for the storied place transcends political parties, policies and posturing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/thenarwhal.ca\/author\/emma-gilchrist\/\">Emma Gilchrist<\/a>  THE NARWHAL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thenarwhal.ca\/jasper-fire-grief\/\">https:\/\/thenarwhal.ca\/jasper-fire-grief\/ <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/6.png 800w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/6-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>EXCERPT from article<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Edward Struzik, author of&nbsp;<em>Dark days at noon: The future of fire<\/em>, writes for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/the-2024-jasper-fire-is-a-grim-reminder-of-the-urgency-of-adopting-a-canadian-national-wildfire-strategy-235567\">The Conversation<\/a>: \u201cFire has no ideology or preferences; it will always be quite simply a chemical reaction, a propulsive oxidation of hydrocarbons shaped by terrain, weather, climate and the combustible material around it. We must learn to live with fire, and find ways of containing it for fire will never learn to live with us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Struzik says the devastation in Jasper reinforces just how much we need a national wildfire strategy to bring together all levels of governance to map out a blueprint for how to better predict, prevent, mitigate and manage fires, and how to provide small communities with the resources they need to make them more resilient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The true solutions aren\u2019t sexy and don\u2019t make for great soundbites. They\u2019re multi-faceted, and require coordination and funding. And even with our best efforts, we are still going to live with the reality that many Canadian communities are situated amidst vast forests, in a warming world more prone to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thenarwhal.ca\/tag\/drought\/\">drought<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thenarwhal.ca\/weather-heat-air-quality-explainer\/\">heatwaves<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thenarwhal.ca\/tag\/wildfire\/\">fire<\/a>. So uncertainty around fires is going to be part of our reality moving forward, like it or not.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here\u2019s what we do know: for every story like Jasper that captures international headlines, there are thousands more hectares of forest being burned to the ground, dozens more&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thenarwhal.ca\/bc-argenta-wildfire-crew\/\">communities<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thenarwhal.ca\/wildfires-first-nations-forests-2021-study\/\">many of them Indigenous<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 threatened by flames,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thenarwhal.ca\/inside-bc-baby-bear-orphanage\/\">millions of animals<\/a> with no evacuation centres to run to and hundreds more&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thenarwhal.ca\/lytton-bc-wildfire-evacuees\/\">families driven from their homes<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every place being burnt to the ground holds emotional resonance for the people who live there, just as Jasper has that power to connect deeply with people from around the world. Let\u2019s remember that as we grieve for Jasper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2-1.png 800w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2-1-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/5.png 800w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/5-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"813\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3.png 800w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-295x300.png 295w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-768x780.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7.png 800w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Boreal-smoldering.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Boreal-smoldering.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Boreal-smoldering-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Boreal-smoldering-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Images are based on a digital reworking of selected originals from the Boreal Smouldering Series,2016 by Allan Harding MacKay What our grief for Jasper tells us about our love for the natural world As Jasper wildfires make international headlines, our awe for the storied place transcends political parties, policies and posturing Article: Emma Gilchrist THE &hellip; 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