‘I looked at the sky, something didn’t feel right. Then my buddy messaged: “I see open flame”’ – This is climate breakdown

This is Darcy Ruddy’s story Location: Jasper, Canada Disaster: Wildfire, 2024 Darcy Ruddy is the owner-operator of an excavation company in western Canada. Just before a wildfire swept through parts of his home town, Jasper, he was finishing work at a nearby luxury heliskiing lodge. Climate change made the higher temperatures the week before the fire and the day it ignited more likely. Continue reading...