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The situation in Bordeaux right now feels close to apocalyptic. I left yesterday. Two hundred thousand people are evacuated, hundreds of homes destroyed, and th

by verzali 2mo ago

The situation in Bordeaux right now feels close to apocalyptic. I left yesterday. Two hundred thousand people are evacuated, hundreds of homes destroyed, and the fire about 10 miles from the edge of the city.

toomuchtodo 2mo ago
What resources would you recommend to follow this event as it continues?
- msk-lywenn 2mo ago
  It’s in French but this crowd sourced website updates quite quickly : https://feuxdeforet.fr/gironde-33/saumos-22-07-2026-4367/ https://feuxdeforet.fr/gironde-33/saumos-22-07-2026-4367/
  - morkalork 2mo ago
    Needs a smoke layer like https://firesmoke.ca/forecasts/current/ https://firesmoke.ca/forecasts/current/
    - imp0cat 2mo ago
      https://www.windy.com/-Menu/menu?camsEu,pm2p5,50.069,14.395,5 https://www.windy.com/-Menu/menu?camsEu,pm2p5,50.069,14.395,... More layers -> PM2.5 is very telling.
- verzali 2mo ago
  NASA FIRMS is good for tracking where the fire is. As well as the site another user recommended, I was following this one: https://feuxgironde.fr/ https://feuxgironde.fr/
expedition32 2mo ago
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jaynetics 2mo ago
I also left yesterday. I thought the mood was still surprisingly calm, considering that there was already enough smoke in the city to make it look like a foggy winter day and smell heavily of campfire. Now I am wondering if my return flight from Bordeaux in a few days will actually happen. Currently the airport is still operating, although the surrounding area has been evacuated. It really looks apocalyptic there, though: https://static.actu.fr/uploads/2026/07/aeroport-bordeaux-fumee-incendie-gironde-960x640.jpg https://static.actu.fr/uploads/2026/07/aeroport-bordeaux-fum...
- TacticalCoder 2mo ago
  Had to evacuate a few years ago: south-west of France. We could see 20 meters high burning flames on the closest hill. But weirdly enough it wasn't the most terrifying: the most terrifying was driving back (to the same place) at night time, in the summer, and feeling like it was snowing... for ashes from a huge fire about 20 kilometers away (?) were raining down the sky and covering everything. I could hardly see the road and didn't understand at first what was happening.
orwin 2mo ago
It impacted the north of Bordeaux too. from Thursday to saturday, a lot of small fields/forest in Charente/Charente maritime started to catch fire because of the embers. The smoke was also so dense it completly modified the local climate and fucked up the wind prevision (i know because i was suppose to wingfoil all afternoon saturday and we had no wind until like 18-19), also dropping the temperature 2-3C (150km away). Good luck, and stay safe.
nianderwallace 2mo ago
These train workers in northern Ontario had an intense view of a wildfire up close. I would have freaked out. They're acting like there's a cute animal on tracks. see https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/train-cab-wildfire-armstrong-9.7271351 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/train-cab-wildfir... [edit] other video links in case the first link isn't viewable outside Canada. see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwc16INKNq0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwc16INKNq0 or https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qAerRqQQHAM https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qAerRqQQHAM
- ludicrousdispla 2mo ago
  "ah, we're encased in flames here, eh?"
- jojomodding 2mo ago
  This video is so insane. They're in a combustion engine. I can not fathom why they survived let alone managed to drive out of this. Trains are not build for fire resistance.
a-french-anon 2mo ago
I'm 500 km away in Hérault and this morning was a tad hazy with smoke from there! Impressive I'd say.

by verzali 2mo ago

toomuchtodo 2mo ago

What resources would you recommend to follow this event as it continues?

msk-lywenn 2mo ago
It’s in French but this crowd sourced website updates quite quickly : https://feuxdeforet.fr/gironde-33/saumos-22-07-2026-4367/ https://feuxdeforet.fr/gironde-33/saumos-22-07-2026-4367/
- morkalork 2mo ago
  Needs a smoke layer like https://firesmoke.ca/forecasts/current/ https://firesmoke.ca/forecasts/current/
  - imp0cat 2mo ago
    https://www.windy.com/-Menu/menu?camsEu,pm2p5,50.069,14.395,5 https://www.windy.com/-Menu/menu?camsEu,pm2p5,50.069,14.395,... More layers -> PM2.5 is very telling.
verzali 2mo ago
NASA FIRMS is good for tracking where the fire is. As well as the site another user recommended, I was following this one: https://feuxgironde.fr/ https://feuxgironde.fr/

expedition32 2mo ago

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jaynetics 2mo ago

I also left yesterday. I thought the mood was still surprisingly calm, considering that there was already enough smoke in the city to make it look like a foggy winter day and smell heavily of campfire. Now I am wondering if my return flight from Bordeaux in a few days will actually happen. Currently the airport is still operating, although the surrounding area has been evacuated. It really looks apocalyptic there, though: https://static.actu.fr/uploads/2026/07/aeroport-bordeaux-fumee-incendie-gironde-960x640.jpg https://static.actu.fr/uploads/2026/07/aeroport-bordeaux-fum...

TacticalCoder 2mo ago
Had to evacuate a few years ago: south-west of France. We could see 20 meters high burning flames on the closest hill. But weirdly enough it wasn't the most terrifying: the most terrifying was driving back (to the same place) at night time, in the summer, and feeling like it was snowing... for ashes from a huge fire about 20 kilometers away (?) were raining down the sky and covering everything. I could hardly see the road and didn't understand at first what was happening.

orwin 2mo ago

It impacted the north of Bordeaux too. from Thursday to saturday, a lot of small fields/forest in Charente/Charente maritime started to catch fire because of the embers. The smoke was also so dense it completly modified the local climate and fucked up the wind prevision (i know because i was suppose to wingfoil all afternoon saturday and we had no wind until like 18-19), also dropping the temperature 2-3C (150km away). Good luck, and stay safe.

nianderwallace 2mo ago

These train workers in northern Ontario had an intense view of a wildfire up close. I would have freaked out. They're acting like there's a cute animal on tracks. see https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/train-cab-wildfire-armstrong-9.7271351 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/train-cab-wildfir... [edit] other video links in case the first link isn't viewable outside Canada. see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwc16INKNq0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwc16INKNq0 or https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qAerRqQQHAM https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qAerRqQQHAM

ludicrousdispla 2mo ago
"ah, we're encased in flames here, eh?"
jojomodding 2mo ago
This video is so insane. They're in a combustion engine. I can not fathom why they survived let alone managed to drive out of this. Trains are not build for fire resistance.

a-french-anon 2mo ago

I'm 500 km away in Hérault and this morning was a tad hazy with smoke from there! Impressive I'd say.