Wildfire Season
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B.C. wildfire season off to early start with more than 100 already burningWildfire season is off to an early start in B.C.'s central Interior and Cariboo regions, with at least one fire listed as out of control and continuing to grow in the Quesnel area.Fire7 hours
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Officials in New Brunswick brace for another ‘horrific’ wildfire seasonA stark warning was provided by officials within the department of Natural Resources and Energy Development in New Brunswick as wildfire season is underway.WeatherApr 16
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Wildfires 2024: Canada ‘preparing for the worst’ after record season last yearThe federal government says it is taking measures to prepare for this year's wildfire season, noting that wildfire activity is already at above-normal levels.CanadaApr 10
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Night no longer offering firefighting reprieve, Canadian study showsThe availability of bone-dry fuels is the key mechanism promoting extreme fire behaviour and growth at night, a new Canadian study found.CanadaMar 13
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Canada’s upcoming wildfire season could be worse than last year, Sajjan warnsWildfires were a key topic during two days of meetings in Ottawa between provincial, territorial and federal emergency response ministers that wrapped up Wednesday.CanadaFeb 21
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B.C. weather: Warm, dry winter could spell trouble when wildfire season arrives“If we have a low snowpack continue into those months, and then warm temperatures for an early snow melt, then we may be out of snow quite early.”CanadaDec 29, 2023
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Alberta wildfire season ’10 times more severe’ than recent averages, province saysOct. 31 marked the official end of Alberta's 2023 wildfire season, which saw a record 2.2 million hectares burned. That's 10 times more than the five-year average.CanadaNov 3, 2023
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Wind, humidity cause South Okanagan wildfires to flare upTwo wildfires are still burning in the South Okanagan and crews were quite busy over the weekend as both fires were showing an increase in fire activity.FireSep 17, 2023
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B.C.’s wildfire crisis was forecast, but it arrived decades sooner than expectedThe 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.FireSep 11, 2023
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Wildfires in Canada could burn into late fall, winterForecast maps show Manitoba is likely to see intense fire activity in September, with Saskatchewan, Eastern Alberta and Western Ontario also likely to see “above-average” activity.EnvironmentSep 7, 2023
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