#canada wildfires

[givemearmstopraywith]

funds for indigenous communities affected by the canada wildefires *updated*

grassy narrows first nations (ontario) needs funds for an escape route

odawa first nations (quebec-ontario) is raising funds for evacuees

algonquins of barriere (mitchikanibikok inik in alberta) lake mutual aid request 

you can drop donations for the odawa first nations at 815 st laurent blvd in ottawa

you can drop off food donations for mitchikanibikok inik at the ramada plaza in gatineau; you can also email info/@/health.rapidlake.com with mutual aid donations. please note that the maniwaki native friendship center is now closed to donations

if you’re directly affected, the pueblo action alliance has developed a guide for DIY filtration for the smoke

updates (as of 6 june 2023):

donate funds for evacuees from little red river cree nation (via kahkakow)

k'atl'odeeche first nations needs funds to rebuild homes and businesses lost (via aelabee)

i’ll update this as i find more fundraising initiatives and please free to share your own. reblogs with anything than sharing resources/mutual aid requests/fundraising opportunities get blocked. 

[sittinwithyou]

Help For Canada

Here are some ways to help out some of the Canadians who's lives have been forever changed by the wildfires. (From @mugsy, someone who's there, in the country, and feeling pretty damn scared.) United Way Halifax (https://www.unitedwayhalifax.ca/give/united-way-halifax-wildfire-recovery-appeal/)

Alberta.ca Disaster Assistance (https://www.alberta.ca/disaster-assistance-and-recovery-support.aspx)

RedCross.ca Disaster Assistance (https://www.redcross.ca/how-we-help/current-emergency-responses/atlantic-canada-wildfire-responses)

And a GoFundMe for their coworker (https://gofund.me/f30934aa)

[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.

[cj33333]

[liberaljane]

We need climate action.

Digital illustration of a blonde woman wearing a mask facing the New York City skyline. She is standing on a fire-escape wearing a tan dress that reads, ‘climate change is a public health crisis.’

[smarmy-yet-satisfying]

Anyone else ever feel like bludgeoning oil executives and politicians to death with a rusty pipe over what they’ve doomed us all to?

Capitalism is a death sentence for the human race

[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

[porto-rosso]

Ok real quick PSA regarding the smoke in New England/Southwest Canada (from someone who lives in California)

For those who don’t know, standard surgical masks (the kind most people use for covid) will not protect you from smoke. They aren’t made to filter particles that small. Please check and make sure your masks have an N95 rating or higher if you’re trying to protect yourself from smoke in the air, especially if you have respiratory problems.

You can get them at hardware stores and they usually look like this:

[thebearchives]

hi, just an fyi for those that don’t know: quite a bit of canada is burning— especially the east coast!!

over 400 fires are currently active across the country! as i’m sure you’ve all seen, this doesn’t just affect us here in canada, but also neighbouring countries.

while there isn’t much we can personally do to put an end to the fires right now, we can all try and help those in need! if you are able to, please donate to help those who have been displaced by the fires and have lost everything they have (link below)

if you are unable to donate, please share and spread the word!!

[missegyptiana]

the wildfires in canada that have been occurring recently and creating smoke thats travelling all over canada and the US is just a reminder the climate change is very real. canada has never experienced such bad wildfires before. it’s gotten so bad to the point where it’s creating so much damage that is affecting tons of land and millions of people. climate change is getting worse day by day and it’s hurting the earth, it’s nature and it’s environment. please educate yourself and others about climate change and what we can do to fix it. even if it takes time. please stay inside as much as you can due to the smoke being very harmful.

[janort]

If you’re in NY state, get any pets indoors as soon as you can, the smoke in the air that’s been blown down from the Canada wildfires is really bad. I’m not kidding. Wear a mask outdoors, close your windows, stay indoors if possible. My school is closing as soon as classes end, I’m worried about my cats and my chickens, the air is so cloudy and orange and everything smells like char, even indoors. I’m so upset.

[weirdozjunkary]

I love how my country has been having severe wild fires for about two months at this point, but it’s only when NewYork is orange that the fires are being talked about. Not saying that fires don’t effect everyone, just something that I’m tired of seeing constantly

[rt8815]

The skies where I am were hazy today, and likely will be tomorrow as well.

The reason?

The wildfires in Canada.

Y'all, I live in southeastern Virginia.

NYC had the worst air quality in the entire world today. NY State Dept. of Environmental Conservation issued a health advisory over it.

My heart goes out to our neighbor to the north. I'm sorry y'all are having to deal with this.

[imaginedreamwrite]

Just saw a thread of people on TikTok blaming Canada and the Canadian people for the poor air quality in NY and the east coast

Like you’ve got to be shitting me right now? Are certain people that delusional?

Be for fucking real because people are losing everything! entire towns are burning to the ground, every province is on fire and there are certain people in the United States blaming us?

What do they think we’re doing? Going around lighting trees in fire for fun?

[lesbian-of-nine]

06/07/23 - NJ

[gritty-big-naturals]