Päivitetty viimeksi syyskuussa 4, 2023

Contrary to some reports, Palava mies 2023 has not been canceled. The event has been postponed due to flooding caused by Tropical Storm Hilary.

The Burning Man Project announced today that Gate Road will remain closed until Wednesday at noon. All vehicle movement in, out, and around Black Rock City is prohibited. The water on the playa is noticeably drying, but rain and mud still make it difficult to move around.

The Burning Man Project announced the postponement on August 22, 2023, saying that the safety of participants could not be guaranteed due to the wet conditions.

The Event Operations Director is still positive that the event will take place, albeit with delays.

Flooded Black Rock site just ahead of Burning Man 2023
Heavy floods, fires and explosions have been reported at the site just ahead of the start of the festival.

Tapahtuma oli tarkoitus järjestää elokuussa 27 syyskuuhun 4, 2023, Black Rock Desertissä Nevadassa. kuitenkin, Tropical Storm Hilary made landfall in the area on August 20, tuo mukanaan rankkasadetta ja tulvia.

The Burning Man Project said that the playa, kuiva järvenpohja, jossa tapahtuma järjestetään, oli muutaman sentin veden peitossa, and that there was a risk of sinkholes and other safety hazards.

The Burning Man Project said that it is committed to holding Burning Man 2023 as soon as it is safe to do so. But as of now, preparations have been highly affected by the storm and campers have been asked to delay their arrival at the site.

Kiteyttää:

  • Hilary made landfall in the Black Rock Desert on August 20, 2023, bringing heavy rain and flooding in the desert.
  • Playa, the dry lake bed where Burning Man is held, oli muutaman sentin veden peitossa.
  • There was a risk of sinkholes and other safety hazards.
  • The Burning Man Project announced on August 22, 2023, that the event was being postponed due to the flooding.
  • The event is not canceled, but it will be rescheduled for a later date.
  • The Burning Man Project is working with local officials to assess the damage caused by the flooding and to determine a new date for the event.

Burning Man ilmoittaa uudesta äänikäytännöstä 2023 Tapahtuma


Photos and videos shared on social media over the weekend showed flooding and mud at the Black Rock City site of Burning Man.

The playa is typically covered in a thin layer of dust, but the recent rains have turned it into a muddy mess.

The flooding is the latest challenge to face Burning Man. Viime vuosina, the event has also been affected by wildfires, äärimmäinen kuumuus, ja pölymyrskyt, and had to undergo a two years hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 ja 2021.

We finally got a Lazy River on the playa!
kirjoittaja u/Highway_27 sisään BurningMan

Despite the challenges, Burning Man remains a popular event, vetää puoleensa 80,000 participants each year. The event is known for its unique culture of self-expression, creativity, ja yhteisö.

The Burning Man Traffic account tweeted that the gate would remain closed until noon PT Wednesday, elokuu 23, and that people with Work Access passes should not travel to Gerlach, as there were no rooms available.

The main spectacles, including the Man and the Sydämen temppeli, were already laid, but theme camp and art project builds were halted.

Experts say that the flooding is due to a combination of factors, including climate change.

Aikaisemmin tänä vuonna, Burning Man organizers sued the U.S. government to block a geothermal project that aims to produce renewable energy near the site of the gathering.

The plan is part of the Biden Administration’s effort to get the U.S. power grid running on renewable sources of energy by 2035. Festival organizers, kuitenkin, contend that building up the plant and needed infrastructure could degrade local hot springs.


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