Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair announced Monday that Canada is experiencing its worst wildfire season of the 21st century, with more than 47,000 square kilometres burned so far this year.
If we act now, you’ll be able to have that fire in 20 years. But we’re not doing it for our campfires. We’re doing it because we know old people go hungry first and I want there to be enough food by the time I’m old so I still get some.
We need more funding and action to prevent this for sure. Climate change isn’t going anywhere anytime soon so this will become more and more the norm.
I’m going camping this weekend and it’s gonna suck not being able to have a fire.
The frog sitting in boiling water analogy
The water’s getting warm everyone … don’t worry, we’ll be ok … ribbit
If we act now, you’ll be able to have that fire in 20 years. But we’re not doing it for our campfires. We’re doing it because we know old people go hungry first and I want there to be enough food by the time I’m old so I still get some.
And this is how the climate change costs keep mounting.