Permafrost Land now catches fire. North West Territories ordered to evacuate.

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Minister orders everyone out of Yellowknife, Dettah, Ndilǫ and the Ingraham trail by noon Friday

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nwt-wildfire-emergency-update-august-16-1.6938756

In the land of permanently frozen ground, somehow it magically spontaneously combusts.

Cold is the new Hot.

In other news,

NWT Water Monitoring Bulletin – June 28, 2023 (Mackenzie Mountains Rainfall Forecast)
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Water monitoring bulletin

YELLOWKNIFE (JUNE 28, 2023) — Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has issued a Yellow Weather Notification regarding a storm system expected in the southern part of the Mackenzie Mountains between June 29 and July 3.

This water monitoring bulletin interprets what this could mean for rivers and people in the NWT.
The situation

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There is high confidence there will be two 24 hour periods with at least 50mm of rainfall over this period.

There is also the potential of over 150mm of rain falling within a single 24 hour period within the above date range. The heaviest rain is predicted to fall on Friday June 30 and Saturday July 1

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Overall, there is moderate-high confidence that the highest rainfall will range from 100-150 mm over the course of 2-3 days over higher terrain in the southern Mackenzie Mountains.

https://www.gov.nt.ca/ecc/en/newsroom/nwt-water-monitoring-bulletin-june-28-2023-mackenzie-mountains-rainfall-forecast

150mm of rain now leads to wildfires in the New Canada.

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