Yellowknife, the capital of Canada's Northern Territories, is cut off by wildfires.

So far, the province is evacuating various small towns, but if the fires come closer to Yellowknife, it will have to evacuate that city. It won't be easy to do that by air.

It would take 100 trips of an medium-size airliner to evacuate the whole population of around 20,000 people, but that is assuming people take no more than what you could bring on a commercial flight. People evacuating, perhaps forever, will need to bring more than that.

The evacuation of Yellowknife should not wait.

*Names and addresses of Georgia grand jurors posted on rightwing websites.* This was evidently intended to threaten and intimidate anyone asked to consider, in the future, whether right-wing fanatics have committed crimes and should be prosecuted.

Invasive species of grass provided this year's Hawaii wildfires with more fuel than ever before. The state needs to mostly get rid of them. Perhaps farming animals in those regions would help.

*In their most desperate hour, Maui’s residents may lose their right to water.* Agribusinesses have been taking control of the island's water for years, and the inhabitants have been suing for years, but disasters are opportunities for big businesses.

The decision not to sound the sirens in Lahaina for the fire was made for a rational reason.

This leads me to wonder how the warning system (and others like it) could be improved so that it could safely be used for all kinds of disasters.