# Looks like we’re sending more smoke down south **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 30, 2025, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-we-re-sending-more-smoke-down-south/1019014 "2025-05-30T18:34:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2025, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-we-re-sending-more-smoke-down-south/1019014/21 "2025-05-31T19:26:18Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Stay safe up there, good neighbor. Thanks. I’m far away from the fires, but it’s very dry in the southern part of the province as well. No rain in sight.👁👁 ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2025, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-we-re-sending-more-smoke-down-south/1019014/22 "2025-05-31T19:36:55Z")
Prairie fires aren’t as exciting looking as forest fires. But they still suck when they envelop your town. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-we-re-sending-more-smoke-down-south/1019014/23 "2025-05-31T20:20:32Z")
CBC summary of our situation in Saskatchewan: [https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1.7549195](https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1.7549195) ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2025, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-we-re-sending-more-smoke-down-south/1019014/24 "2025-05-31T20:26:32Z")
And next door in Manitoba: > **[‘Ashes falling like snow’: New evacuations due to Manitoba wildfires](https://www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/article/ashes-falling-like-snow-new-evacuations-due-to-manitoba-wildfires/)** > > A new area of Manitoba’s north is now under a mandatory evacuation order due to large-scale wildfires having knocked out power which may compromise basic services. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2025, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-we-re-sending-more-smoke-down-south/1019014/25 "2025-05-31T21:32:36Z")
And two border towns, one in Saskatchewan and one in Manitoba. Their fate depends on the wind direction. [https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weather/severe/fate-of-creighton-saskatchewan-hangs-in-the-balance-of-shifting-winds-as-wildfire-threat-grows](https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weather/severe/fate-of-creighton-saskatchewan-hangs-in-the-balance-of-shifting-winds-as-wildfire-threat-grows) ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2025, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-we-re-sending-more-smoke-down-south/1019014/26 "2025-05-31T22:10:35Z")
Is smoke tariff free? ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-we-re-sending-more-smoke-down-south/1019014/27 "2025-06-01T00:11:21Z")
I read that book – fascinating and terrifying story. I recommended to my older brother, now retired from his role as the chief of his town’s volunteer fire department. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-we-re-sending-more-smoke-down-south/1019014/28 "2025-06-01T00:35:11Z")
It exacts a heavy toll. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-we-re-sending-more-smoke-down-south/1019014/29 "2025-06-01T01:18:09Z")
Creighton, which I hadn’t heard of, and Flin Flon, which I had. They’re adjoining. Hope they are all safe. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-we-re-sending-more-smoke-down-south/1019014/30 "2025-06-01T01:52:40Z")
I’d only heard of Flin Flon a few days ago, when I noticed on a map that the temperatures in that region seemed unusually high, so I had to check out its climate on its Wikipedia page. Indeed, a lot of places in that region _seem_ to be hovering in near highs but not actual record high temps. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-we-re-sending-more-smoke-down-south/1019014/31 "2025-06-01T17:11:51Z")
Posted by the FSIN: > **[Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations - FSIN](https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1EfscxninK/?mibextid=wwXIfr)** > > Pray for our First Nation communities on our traditional and ancestral lands; Treaty 2,4,5,6,8,and 10. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2025, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-we-re-sending-more-smoke-down-south/1019014/32 "2025-06-04T00:27:03Z")
People evacuated from village of Denare Beach SK watched their village burn down via their front door cams, and monitored the temperature from the info relayed by a Tesla that one resident had to leave behind in the evacuation. Last image was of the Tesla exploding from the heat. 😳 [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/wildfire-denare-beach-1.7550891](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/wildfire-denare-beach-1.7550891) ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2025, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-we-re-sending-more-smoke-down-south/1019014/33 "2025-06-04T00:29:31Z")
I’m in the West beyond the West! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2025, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-we-re-sending-more-smoke-down-south/1019014/34 "2025-06-07T21:12:06Z")
It’s raining in Saskatchewan! (Won’t put out the fires, but every little bit helps.) ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2025, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-we-re-sending-more-smoke-down-south/1019014/35 "2025-06-07T21:24:21Z")
One thing I’ve never seen in any wildfire story is just how much rain would be necessary to quench a typical wildfire. My impression is that the rains in question would need to be monsoonish, but that is just a WAG on my end. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2025, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-we-re-sending-more-smoke-down-south/1019014/36 "2025-06-07T21:42:31Z")
That would be my WAG as well. I think where it helps is by reducing the spread. If the trees and undergrowth near a fire are dry, the fire can spread easily. Damp trees and undergrowth are more fire-resistant. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-we-re-sending-more-smoke-down-south/1019014/37 "2025-06-07T21:44:50Z")
One of the reasons for the fires is that the snowpack in northern Sask has been pretty light the past few years, so the undergrowth is drier and less-resistant to fire. The light snowpack also relates to the zombie fires mentioned upthread by @snowthx. Not enough snow to put out the smouldering fires from the summer. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-we-re-sending-more-smoke-down-south/1019014.md?page=1)