Brian Wiens

wildland fire. hydrology. meteorology. music, and sometimes politics.

[MNStorm @mn_storm]

Today has potential to be an active fire day in northern Quebec. RH as low as 20%, winds over 20 kmh, and temperatures >30°C will create conditions favorable for extreme fire behavior. #qcstorm #firewx

[Peter D Carter @PCarterClimate]

CANADA FIRES TOP PM2.5 & BIOMASS BURNING AEROSOL
Canada Wildfires largest world source of fine particulate (toxic PM2.5) air pollution and biomass burning aerosol. Fossil fuel global arson
Copernicus. 29 June 2023 https://t.co/z7GSPQPAaY
#wildfires #climatechange #globalwarming

[Brian Wiens @brianwiens]

Know someone who wants to help us change wildland fire science by sharing information? We are hiring a KE coordinator. https://t.co/ifoxpSMhSY

[Priya Garg @pgarg12_garg]

Excited to share my new paper: "The effectiveness of filter material for respiratory protection worn by wildland firefighters." We study different mask materials and, unsurprisingly, find N95 or better materials are needed for filtration https://t.co/BDTpJOeX6O

[Canada Wildfire @CanadaWildfire]

The final session of @CanadaWildfire 's February Flare Up - Climate change and climate adaptation edition- Onward is now available to watch https://t.co/u4jz1vCWZO featuring Jesse Ellis @BCGovFireInfo, @NickyNaus, & @mikeflannigan
#climate #forecasting #wildfireseason

[Cliff Pickover @pickover]

This is a mathematics joke.

[Dr. Laura Chasmer @ErsPeat]

Big congratulations to all @uLethbridge and @Ulethgeo graduates, as well as my graduated students from @CanadaWildfire MSc @EnayetHumaira (below), and BSc thesis students Sam Gerrand and Marcus Merlonghi, who all worked of impacts of fire and fuels with #lidar

[Brian Wiens @brianwiens]

What would the pandemic discussion sound like if we used the word "protections" instead of "restrictions"?

[Brian Wiens @brianwiens]

@ChuckWurster @Hitecsoftouch Breathing is also an aerosol generating activity.

[Canadian Space Agency @csa_asc]

The WildFireSat mission will increase Canada’s ability to monitor wildfires in the country. The CSA has released a Letter of Intention to proceed with a potential Request for Proposal. Please respond before January 14. https://t.co/0qxb9rbUJc

[Brian Wiens @brianwiens]

Hi @theJagmeetSingh @JustinTrudeau

A Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform must be part of any deal.

We can't wait any longer, the time to act is now.

A minority election result reinforces the need for reform.

#ElectoralReform

[Canada Wildfire @CanadaWildfire]

On National Truth and Reconciliation day, we want fire to represent our shared obligation to nurture the reconciliation flames that have been sparked across Canada. Join many of us in Canada Wildfire who are learning through the Indigenous Canada course.
https://t.co/sJ4ANr3DRM

[Brian Wiens @brianwiens]

Today, read or re-read the TRC calls to action and post a picture of an orange item as a commitment to start action today in one area where you have agency.

[Brian Wiens @brianwiens]

@awong37 @ZiadFazel Which also makes it a pandemic of U12 children. Is that who we think of as the unvaccinated?

[Michael Norton @northern_norton]

Of birds, birbs, borbs, and floofs. @audubonsociety gets all deep and philosophical with that s**t, and the result is awesome!

What’s the Difference Between a ‘Borb’ and a ‘Floof’? https://t.co/PMKDGGeFTy

[Brian Wiens @brianwiens]

@JWagstaffe @firebobbc often spelled trowal...but warm air elevated works too albeit ruining the rhyme. or would that be rime?

[Michael Norton @northern_norton]

The ⁦@NRCan⁩ Northern Forestry Centre family is mourning the loss of one of our own. Kiran Cahoon was a wonderful person and a dedicated and talented public servant. Our thoughts are with her family and loved ones. https://t.co/CqMo9rJlFa

[USask PlantSci @usaskplsc]

1st fire for the Canadian Prairie Prescribed Fire Exchange at Kernen prairie last week. #CPPFE & @Meewasin assisted PLSC prof Eric Lamb with the fire study. Prescribed fire is an important grassland management tool, and ongoing fire research helps us to get it right!

[Korora Choirs @kororachoirs]

One year ago today, Edmonton hadn't yet recorded its first confirmed case of COVID-19. On that Sunday afternoon our seven choirs gathered at @winspearcentre for a glorious concert.

Someday soon, we will once again come together to sing for you.

#yegarts #yegmusic