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After the flames, wildfires pollute drinking water for years
#Canada #Environment #Wildfires #DrinkingWater #Water #ClimateChange #PublicHealth #WaterSafety #Forests #CanadaWildfires #BCWildfires #Infrastructure #Watersheds #ClimateAdaptation #Health
https://the-14.com/after-the-flames-wildfires-pollute-drinking-water-for-years/

After the flames, wildfires pollute drinking water for years | The-14

Wildfires can contaminate drinking water for years through ash, erosion and chemicals, raising serious health risks and exposing infrastructure gaps.

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Global News BC Apr 16

Northeast B.C. biggest area of concern for wildfires in 2026 season
Western parts of the Cariboo Fire Centre (Chilcotin) and the Kamloops Fire Centre are also experiencing moderate drought conditions and could see more fires.
#Environment #Fire #BCWildfire #BCwildfires
https://globalnews.ca/news/11804435/bc-2026-wildfire-drought-danger/

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Wed Sept 3, 2025

Climate & weather conditions in Vancouver, BC due to #BCwildfires and neighbouring wildfires:

🌡️ Temperature -- high of 25C near coast, 30C inland
😓 Humidex -- 33C near coast, 37C inland
🌬️ Air Quality Index -- Red-labeled @ AQI 182 (unhealthy, #1 ranked worldwide)

#ClimateChange #FossilFuels

Ingrid Hoeben Ⓥ 🇧🇪Aug 30, 2025

Wow—no wonder Canada is on fire. Lytton, B.C. just hit 41.3 °C, Canada’s hottest temp of 2025, as B.C. shatters daily heat records. Over 80 wildfires are raging. This is the climate crisis playing out in real time.

#HeatRecord #BCWildfires #Pyrocene #heat #climatechange

Global News Environment Jun 18, 2025

Wildfires can have dramatic effect on water quality, UBC research finds
The new research from UBC's Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries also suggests carbon washed away from burn sites by rain could be making its way back into the atmosphtere.
#research #wildfire #water #environment #BCwildfires
https://globalnews.ca/news/11246060/wildfire-impacts-environment-climate/

Global News Okanagan Jun 18, 2025

Wildfires can have dramatic effect on water quality, UBC research finds
The new research from UBC's Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries also suggests carbon washed away from burn sites by rain could be making its way back into the atmosphtere.
#research #wildfire #water #environment #BCwildfires
https://globalnews.ca/news/11246060/wildfire-impacts-environment-climate/

Global News BC Jun 18, 2025

Wildfires can have dramatic effect on water quality, UBC research finds
The new research from UBC's Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries also suggests carbon washed away from burn sites by rain could be making its way back into the atmosphtere.
#research #wildfire #water #environment #BCwildfires
https://globalnews.ca/news/11246060/wildfire-impacts-environment-climate/

Dreamagination Jun 13, 2025

Grateful for the rain today.
#BCwildfires #wildfires

MountainWitch ⛤

Jun 9, 2025

The in-depth snow and water summaries of BC. As always, climate change is complicated, and clearly, we have a problem.
#climatechange #BCWildfires #GetPrepared

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/air-land-water/water/river-forecast/2025_jun1.pdf

Mat Wright May 2, 2025

Ft. St John airport at ground stop due to a quickly growing wildfire very close to the town

Hoping crews get a handle on this fire quickly

#BCpoli #BCwildfires