B.C.’s wildfire crisis was forecast, but it arrived decades sooner than expected
The warming and drying trend that began in the mid-2000s coincided with pine beetle outbreaks that left swaths of B.C.'s forests dead, dry, brittle and ripe for wildfire.
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B.C.’s wildfire crisis was forecast, but it arrived decades sooner than expected
The warming and drying trend that began in the mid-2000s coincided with pine beetle outbreaks that left swaths of B.C.'s forests dead, dry, brittle and ripe for wildfire.
B.C.’s wildfire crisis was forecast, but it arrived decades sooner than expected
The warming and drying trend that began in the mid-2000s coincided with pine beetle outbreaks that left swaths of B.C.'s forests dead, dry, brittle and ripe for wildfire.
Winds, heat and lightning trigger concern as two B.C. wildfires surge
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen has issued an evacuation order for the area southwest of Keremeos affected by two wildfires that have been burning for several weeks.
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Winds, heat and lightning trigger concern as two B.C. wildfires surge
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen has issued an evacuation order for the area southwest of Keremeos affected by two wildfires that have been burning for several weeks.
Winds, heat and lightning trigger concern as two B.C. wildfires surge
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen has issued an evacuation order for the area southwest of Keremeos affected by two wildfires that have been burning for several weeks.
Sizzling hot spell settles over B.C., adding to wildfire woes
The Ross Moore Lake fire south of Kamloops now covers more than 72 square kilometres, and on Sunday, prompted a revised evacuation order for two properties east of Lac Le Jeune
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Sizzling hot spell settles over B.C., adding to wildfire woes
The Ross Moore Lake fire south of Kamloops now covers more than 72 square kilometres, and on Sunday, prompted a revised evacuation order for two properties east of Lac Le Jeune
Sizzling hot spell settles over B.C., adding to wildfire woes
The Ross Moore Lake fire south of Kamloops now covers more than 72 square kilometres, and on Sunday, prompted a revised evacuation order for two properties east of Lac Le Jeune
State of emergency declared in northwestern B.C. as Little Blue River wildfire burns
That wildfire, believed to be caused by lightening, is now an estimated 30,000 hectares in size, according to the BC Wildfire Service.
1 million hectares burned in 2023, 3rd most for a fire season in BC Wildfire Service history
Conditions and weather has wildfire officials worried for the coming weeks ahead, as no significant rainfall is coming, and drought conditions are only expected to worsen.
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