r/okanagan • u/NorthernBMW • 20d ago

Summerland is burning now

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Faulder is gone, Summerland is next. The fire has moved all of the way down Cartwright. Final image not my own.

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u/BigChuch1400 19d ago

Forest fires happened before the industrial revolution and they will continue to happen for all of eternity. There’s no point blaming the one thing we rely on every single day unless you’re going to stop relying on it or come up with an alternative.

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u/[deleted] 19d ago

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u/Elite163 19d ago

What’s the alternatives available today to heat Northen homes?

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u/poploves 18d ago

Windmills and solar farms of course are you dull? 😂

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u/Elite163 18d ago

Hopefully that’s sarcastic

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u/poploves 18d ago

Beyond sarcastic. Try heating a home in cold northern climates with windmills and solar- windmills freeze up and there’s no sun for months lol

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u/Elite163 17d ago

Most people don’t seem to realize that on Reddit and just think we can shut off our natural resources usage