#wild fire

[krystal-prisms]

Hey all for whoever doesn't know, my home province of British Columbia is on fire currently and tons of people are on evacuation notice, and I haven't really seen any media about it, so just here spreading awareness

[lettherightrobin]

wildfire on vhs

kelowna, british columbia, 2003

[nutnoce]

Fire suppression p.1 & p.2: “Flame Retardant” & “Building Potential” Inspired by the PEM's ‘Our Time on Earth’ exhibit

I was gladly surprised to see the exhibit’s various optimistic installations, especially the building materials of the future. As a forestry student I am beginning to understand our relationship to our forests differently. In the US, forest policy which aimed to suppress wildfires has contributed to a century-long build up of fuel that would otherwise have been cleared by controlled burns or small spontaneous ground fires. Indigenous peoples shaped the forests of the Americas to require these controlled burns. More and more I realize that indigenous knowledge and collaboration is a necessary part of the stewardship of future. A concept which is present at large at the museum but also specifically within Our Time on Earth. Getting a ‘sustainable’ amount of lumber from our forest still disregards the health and purpose of these trees to a diverse and complex ecosystem. It is essential that we diversify our building material, to include carbon-negative things like mycelium! Natural resources that are close by, and at hand in our local environment, which doesn’t require chopping down a tree 3000 miles away and transporting it to the US. We need local resources whose collective cultivation lead to a sense of community and collaboration. A better future!

My thanks to lane.m.artin for collaborating with me for p.2!

[doomsayersunited]

[thegoblincave]

Wild Fire @ The Forks (Winnipeg, MB). Fire Spinner: Paul Mann.

[jadeseadragon]

Andrea Kowch, In My Mind, 2017, 36" × 48", acrylic on canvas.

[thegoodmorningman]

Send Sorrow Up In Smoke!!!

[misforgotten2]

Do you remember the breakfast cereal Crispy Critters? I thought they were just okay, but my younger sibling loved them. I think the brand was killed off by all the sick jokes circulating surrounding the name.

[euesworld]

"Thoughts of you are like a wild fire in my mind, they just consume everything they touch.."

If I'm not thinking about you, I will be soon - eUë

[vincentvega0721]

[pleistocene-pride]

The black kite (Milvus migrans) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae and is possibly the most numerous and wide spread species of raptor being found throughout much of Europe, the Middle East, both mainland Africa and Madagascar, both Northern and Southern mainland Asia, Japan, Indonesia, New Guinea, and Australia. Throughout this great range Black kites dwell in a variety habitats including wetlands,  coastlines, temperate grassland, tropical savannas, shrubland, scrublands, open woodlands, agricultural areas, and even large cities, only really avoiding dense forests, open sand dune desert, and high mountains. They are a highly social species which tends to form larger flocks than most other raptors, which spend the night in large communal roosts before taking flight come morning to hunt throughout the day. Black kites are most often seen gliding and soaring on thermals as they search for prey such as fish, rodents, bats, smaller birds, insects, and small reptiles. Which they catch by swooping down with there legs lowered to snatch the victim with ease. They are attracted to smoke and wildfires, where they seek escaping prey, and commonly called firehawks do to there ability and propensity to spread fires by picking and dropping burning twigs or chunks of grass so as to flush and kill even more prey. They are also known to regularly feed upon carrion and human garbage. And are known to drop items such as sticks/ rocks onto nesting waterfowl, or weaver nests in order to tear open the structures and eat the eggs/ chicks. Black kites are themselves preyed upon by eagles and especially the Eurasian eagle owl. Reaching around 20 to24 inches (52 to 60cms) in length, 22 to 33oz (630 -940g) and sporting a 55 to 60in (140 to 150cm) wingspan, these mid sized birds are generally dark in color. The upper plumage is brown but the head and neck tend to be paler. The patch behind the eye appears darker. The outer flight feathers are black and the feathers have dark cross bars and are mottled at the base. The lower parts of the body are pale brown, becoming lighter towards the chin. The body feathers have dark shafts giving it a streaked appearance. The cere and gape are yellow, but the bill is black. The legs are yellow and the claws are black. These are monogamous bird which mate for life, and typically build nests out of sticks, twigs, grasses, and occasionally plastic and fabric on tree branches, cliff ledges, or buildings and may be reused in subsequent years. Here the female will lay 2-3 eggs which are incubated by both parents for 30 -34 days. Under ideal conditions a black kite will fledge and become independent after around 50 days, reach sexual maturity at around 2 years, and may live upwards of 25 years.‌

[vizrecon]

[doomsayersunited]

In case you're ever wondering "what's on fire today?" or "will breathing the air kill me?" here's a handy map of what's currently on fire and how bad the air is (if you're in North America).

[saikyo-rat]

Had a dream where snk released a new character for The King of Fighters series who was this modern day relative of Earthquake from samurai shodown.

[verlierer-is-lost]

Bruh I cannot breathe in New York. I stepped outside for two minutes a few hours ago and immediately had to go back inside. It only took two minutes for my throat and eyes to start burning.

The burning smell is so bad. It’s genuinely terrifying.

[autumn2may]

so the air in central new jersey (and the rest of the US east coast) sucks right now because of *checks notes* canada??