The sight of wildfires raging in California, Canada, is creepy.

This is not the shooting scene of a Hollywood blockbuster, it may be the biggest evacuation and rescue in Canadian history! On May 4th, Fort McMurray, Canada * * * ordered the city to start a mandatory evacuation order! 65438+100000 people began to evacuate as quickly as possible!

At a news conference, the Governor of Alberta, Rachel Notley, announced that May 3rd was a' devastating day', and that the mountain fire in Fort McMurray was out of control and had reached the city center. Firefighters were overwhelmed by the speed and intensity of wildfire. "Now the whole city must be evacuated as soon as possible, no matter where you are now! Whether you drive yourself or take an evacuation car! Run, run (run! ) "The picture shows the satellite image of forest fire.

Fort McMurray is Canada's largest oil base (the most famous oil city). When the global oil price soared in recent years, the oil sands here were "hot" in the eyes of big companies all over the world. At that time, the oil production of Fort McMurray was almost as high as 1/3 of Canada's national oil production. Almost all the major oil companies in the world invest here. With the fall of global oil prices, people in Fort McMurray have had a particularly hard time in the past two years! The unemployment rate here is probably the highest in Canada. The forest fire was a blow to the local people!

The BBC reported that "the fire may destroy the city forever." Mary, a local resident, cried and said, "Now we really have nothing, nothing!"

However, for more people, now is not the time to stop crying! Run! Evacuate! Run, run ... (Radio and TV keep calling on people to act immediately and evacuate! ) Fort McMurray is like a battlefield now.

Don't think that the evacuation of Fort McMurray is an easy task. To what extent did the fire develop at the scene? Feel it. Officials said that 65,438+07,000 residents fled the city northward, and 35,000 people fled the city southward by car, at least half of whom went to Edmonton, 430 kilometers away.

At the risk of near fire, the evacuation vehicles driving on the road will make you think it is the scene of the "Middle East War".

Highway 63 in the evacuation route is seriously blocked and extremely dangerous! Darby Allen, the fire chief, said that the area near Beanhill was "out of control" and wildfires engulfed the city and burned many houses.

Many people use social media to post photos of cities surrounded by wildfires. A resident tweeted, "I'm out, I'm safe, I've never been so scared. Pray for my home." 160 RCMP (Mounted Police) helps residents to evacuate at the scene, and provides helicopter service for citizens who have medical accidents. The evacuation caused traffic jams on Highway 63, and the oil sands camp, an evacuation point providing beds and meals, was overcrowded.

However, this is enough to make Canadians proud. In such an emergency evacuation, no car is in the way, Gasser. Everyone is orderly, comforting each other and helping each other.

Ms. Li, a citizen of China in Richmond, BC, said that her mother had emigrated to Fort McMillan for 33 years. When she received the evacuation notice on Tuesday, the fire had burned near her mother's apartment. The smoke made her eyes cry, and with the help of good people, she was able to escape from the fire.

This kind of scene can only be seen in movies, right? All the cities with a population of 654.38 million have been evacuated.

El Nino and global warming are "culprits"?

The forest fire in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada has been burning for six days and has not been put out yet. As of the 5th, there were 49 wildfires in Alberta, 7 of which were out of control. This fire is probably the worst in Alberta's history. If the fire gets out of control, Fort McMurray, an important oil town, may be completely destroyed. Fortunately, there are no casualties at present.

Because Alberta is a major energy province and Fort McMurray is Canada's largest oil city, this fire may become the worst natural disaster in Canadian history. Canadian insurance and banking financial institutions initially believe that the fire may cause economic losses of 9 billion Canadian dollars (about 45.5 billion yuan).

Forest fires occur from time to time in the mountains of western Canada, so mountain fires are not uncommon in the local area. Every summer, natural fires occur in the mountains around Fort McMurray, but they will be put out soon. However, this year's situation is very different from the past. After the outbreak, it quickly got out of control and was far more serious than before.

In this regard, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) quoted climate experts as saying that the El Ni? o phenomenon and global warming are likely to be the "pushing hands" behind the Alberta fire. The New Yorker commented that the fire at Fort McMurray highlighted the inextricable link between climate change and disaster.

Due to the ravages of El Ni? o, Alberta and many western provinces in Canada have suffered a rare drought since last year, which lasted for the whole winter. The reason why this fire is so fierce is mainly because it seldom snows in winter, and it hasn't rained for more than a month recently, and the climate is extremely dry. In addition, there is a rare high temperature in history. At the end of April, the daily temperature in Fort McMurray was as high as 30 to 32 degrees Celsius. At this time, such hot weather is extremely rare in the local area. At the beginning of this week, the temperature remained high, reaching 32.6 degrees Celsius. In the past, even in early May, the local maximum temperature was generally around 14 degrees Celsius.

High temperature and drought are undoubtedly the best "helpers" of fire. According to the BBC, there were 330 forest fires in Alberta this year, more than twice the annual average.

According to the BBC, many studies are emphasizing the same fact that El Ni? o and global warming are increasing the fire risk, especially in the northern latitude. It is reported that in the first four months of this year, the global temperature was 1 Celsius higher than that in the same period last year, exceeding the average temperature for many years.

The research also shows that since 1979, with global warming, the fire season has obviously become longer. According to a report released by the US Forest Service in April last year, the number of days in the fire season has been extended due to climate change, reaching an average of 78 days.

The report also said that in the past 30 years, the area destroyed by forest fires has doubled every year, and it is expected to triple again by the middle of this century. Scientists have collected the forest fire records of Alaska in the past 65,438+million years, and found that in recent decades, the frequency of fires in Alaska has become higher and higher, and the disaster situation has become more and more serious. The conclusion of the report is that the fire season is prolonged and the occurrence area is increased. The combination of the two means that the global fire will become more active than ever before.