A wildfire in Alberta is forcing a well-known mountain community to evacuate.
An evacuation order has been issued for the town of Jasper, with residents being advised to head west on Highway 16 to British Columbia . Highway 16 has also been closed for westbound travel at the Jasper Park gates, on the east side.
All people evacuating the area are being encouraged to slow down and use their headlights, as smoke and ash may reduce visibility. Alberta Wildfire said the nearby blaze had reached Highway 58, the only road out of Garden River, and was 13 kilometres northwest of the community itself as of Monday afternoon.
However, there's so much smoke that wildfires are being shaded from the sun and daytime temperature highs in some areas are cooler than forecast, leading to reduced fire activity. WILLIAMS LAKE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Residents of Williams Lake, B.C., got a front-row look at the wildfire fight to save their community, as water bombers swooped low and dropped red fire retardant, crews sprayed structure fires from ladders and RCMP evacuated homes.A solar storm erupted from the surface of the Sun over the weekend, aimed more or less directly at Earth.CLINTON, Ont.
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